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
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as in deceitfulness
the tendency to tell lies
she's completely free of deceit
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Recent Examples of deceit
They are all caught in a web of deceit and revenge.
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
While literary theorists have deconstructed the porous border between reality and imagination in nonfiction writing, journalism scholars emphasize that interpretive writing must not permit fabrication, manipulation, or deceit.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
She has now been sentenced to federal prison to pay for her deceit.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Drama, deceit, and fierce gameplay are the hallmarks of each episode.
—Alison McDermott, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2026
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
While literary theorists have deconstructed the porous border between reality and imagination in nonfiction writing, journalism scholars emphasize that interpretive writing must not permit fabrication, manipulation, or deceit.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
She has now been sentenced to federal prison to pay for her deceit.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Drama, deceit, and fierce gameplay are the hallmarks of each episode.
—Alison McDermott, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for deceit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceit
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To Elliott, these seemingly minuscule mistakes that were ultimately corrected encapsulate Neon’s deception.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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Test your hand-eye coördination and deception skills by maneuvering open windows on your desktop background, answering e-mails and texts and looking at Instagram, all while appearing to be engaged.—
Charles Yu,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Perfidy — from the French perfidie via the Latin perfidia — means deceitfulness, treachery or a breach of faith or promise.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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Of course, the retort is that this would be irritating and exasperating to be continually deluged with alerts about AI deceptiveness.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Beyond the deceptiveness of the narrow material view, spiritual light and hope are always present to be found and felt.—
Sue Brightman,
Christian Science Monitor,
3 Jan. 2025
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Biopics entertain their own special relationship to the truth, but how often is one railed as inaccurate to the point of blatant dishonesty?—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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Another 24% of participants cited poor leadership, dishonesty and personal dislikes as their reason for disapproving.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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In Los Angeles County alone, hundreds of hospice providers have been flagged with indicators of fraud, pointing to a level of activity that is far more systemic than isolated incidents.—
Tom Koutsoumpas,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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He has been charged by the Justice Department with unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain, theft of nonpublic government information, commodities fraud, wire fraud and making an unlawful monetary transaction.—
Hallie Golden,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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But even for in-person classes, adaptations to prevent LLM cheating are often concessions that reduce pedagogical quality.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 Apr. 2026
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Time and again, the panel of experts invited to provide testimony said voter fraud is exceedingly rare and that there is no evidence of widespread cheating.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Maybe the mere fact of having been born illustrious, with no apparent faults, with nothing to prove or to be ashamed of, had liberated John from the resentments the rest of us feel, and from the cunning and ambition such resentments fuel.—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Brazil international combines technical craft with a decisive cunning.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Deceit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceit. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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