Synonyms of deceit

deceit

noun

di-ˈsēt 

1

as in deception

the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery

a rise to power that was marked by treachery and deceit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deception
• deceptiveness
• fraud
• deceitfulness
• cheating
• cunning
• lying
• duplicity
• dishonesty
• double-dealing
• dissimulation
• fakery
• crookedness
• guile
• secrecy
• dissembling
• crookery
• craftiness
• cozenage
• cunningness
• wiliness
• dupery
• subterfuge
• craft
• fraudulence
• trickery
• prevarication
• artifice
• chicanery
• mendacity
• hypocrisy
• skulduggery
• foxiness
• swindling
• guilefulness
• equivocation
• insincerity
• artfulness
• jugglery
• obliquity
• fib
• deviousness
• untruth
• legerdemain
• underhandedness
• shrewdness
• falsehood
• hanky-panky
• sanctimoniousness
• wile
• chicane
• unscrupulousness
• mountebankery
• sneakiness
• furtiveness
• shadiness
• covertness
• falsity
• slyness
• caginess
• treacherousness
• shiftiness
• slipperiness
• two-facedness
• smoothness
• stealthiness
• slickness
• oiliness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sincerity
• good faith
• artlessness
• ingenuousness
• forthrightness
• openness
• frankness
• candor
• directness
• honesty
• plainness
• guilelessness
• reliability
• probity
• trustworthiness
• integrity
• goodness
• righteousness
• solidity
• truthfulness
• dependability
• candidness
• decency
• plainspokenness
• uprightness
• incorruptibility
• reliableness
• trustiness
• trustability
• virtuousness

2

as in deceitfulness

the tendency to tell lies

she's completely free of deceit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deceitfulness
• dishonesty
• untruthfulness
• mendacity
• falsehood
• duplicity
• falseness
• mendaciousness
• cunning
• insincerity
• double-dealing
• guile
• dissimulation
• fakery
• crookedness
• dissembling
• hypocrisy
• craftiness
• wiliness
• artifice
• craft
• trickishness
• guilefulness
• foxiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• integrity
• honesty
• truthfulness
• sincerity
• probity
• veracity
• verity
• good faith
• honor
• frankness
• reliability
• candor
• accuracy
• trustworthiness
• straightforwardness
• dependability
• objectivity
• incorruptibility
• veraciousness
• authenticity
• correctness
• credibility
• candidness
• genuineness
• plainspokenness
• reliableness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deceit

The state alleges OpenAI's rapid success stems from deceit and exploitation, causing widespread harm to Floridians and subverting public order. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Following the pandemic and resurgence of fascism and brutal deceits, and picking up on the discussions of shame found in My 1980s Gayboy Playlist, Ashby has now focused on indignity and intolerance. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026

Crosland’s interpretation begins with a prologue showing the origin of Don Juan’s romantic cynicism, followed by an epic tale of lust, love, and deceit. — Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026

When Gianni Infantino was chosen to replace Sepp Blatter as president of FIFA, he was seen as a reformer, someone who would bring transparency and openness to soccer’s international governing body, which had long been mired in scandal and deceit. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026