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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceit
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At the same time, the CIA mounted a deception operation to mislead Iranians who also were trying to find him.—
Jonathan J. Cooper,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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As an investigation unfolds, one small lie grows into a web of deception that begins to affect her work, her family, and her sense of self.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
7 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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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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Her cross-examination — with its rapid-fire accusations, caustic tone and presumption of dishonesty — had felt eerily familiar after years of verbal abuse.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Almost immediately after releasing Einstein, Paliwal started receiving emails from professors chastising him for creating a tool seemingly designed to perpetuate academic fraud.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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As part of that project, Vance announced the administration would temporarily halt $243 million in Medicaid funding to Minnesota over fraud concerns, a move over which the state has since sued.—
Ali Swenson,
Fortune,
10 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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Though outright cheating does not go unpunished, contestants are often rewarded for finding loopholes in the rules and exploiting them.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
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 12 Apr. 2026.
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