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deceitful

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of deceitful

1 marked by, based on, or done by the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value
  • charged the store owner with deceitful practices
Synonyms of deceitful

crooked, defrauding, dishonest, double-dealing, false, fraudulent
Words Related to deceitful

beguiling, deceiving, deceptive, deluding, delusive, delusory, duplicitous, fallacious, misleading, specious

spurious
Near Antonyms of deceitful

legitimate, true, valid
Antonyms of deceitful

aboveboard, honest, truthful
2 tending or having power to deceive
  • The deceitful salesman neglected to mention some important information about the used car.
Synonyms of deceitful

beguiling, deceiving, deceptive, deluding, delusive, delusory, fallacious, false, misleading, specious
Words Related to deceitful

artful, crafty, cunning, devious, foxy, guileful, shady, shifty, slick, sly, sneaking, sneaky, subtile, subtle, trick, trickish, tricky, underhand, underhanded, wily

crooked, defrauding, dishonest, dissembling, double-dealing, duplicitous, faithless, fast, fraudulent, knavish, lying, mendacious, untrustworthy, untruthful

bogus, counterfeit, fake, feigned, forged, phony (also phoney), sham, spurious

insidious, perfidious, treacherous

artificial, backhanded, hypocritical, insincere, left-handed, two-faced
Near Antonyms of deceitful

candid, direct, foursquare, frank, free-spoken, open, openhearted, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, straight

clarifying, elucidative, explanatory, illuminating

revealing, revelatory

honest, trustworthy, truthful
Antonyms of deceitful

aboveboard, forthright, nondeceptive, straightforward

Synonym Discussion of deceitful

dishonest, deceitful, mendacious, untruthful mean unworthy of trust or belief. dishonest implies a willful perversion of truth in order to deceive, cheat, or defraud.
    • a swindle usually involves two dishonest people
deceitful usually implies an intent to mislead and commonly suggests a false appearance or double-dealing.
    • the secret affairs of a deceitful spouse
mendacious may suggest bland or even harmlessly mischievous deceit and when used of people often suggests a habit of telling untruths.
    • mendacious tales of adventure
untruthful stresses a discrepancy between what is said and fact or reality.
    • an untruthful account of their actions

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