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
The deceit involves texts demanding immediate payments for unpaid tolls, some showing a dollar amount for what is supposedly owed, coupled with a link that takes unsuspecting victims to a page to enter their bank or credit card information, the federal agency relayed.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2025
The deceit and deception is positively intoxicating to this longtime reality competition fan.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The campaign registers domains that are close enough to legitimate websites to trick users into clicking, or at least to stop them flagging the deceit.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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The evidence of the past decade should lead to pessimism, and deceit has flown almost entirely one way.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deceit
Kate Gibson, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2025
The deceit and deception is positively intoxicating to this longtime reality competition fan.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The campaign registers domains that are close enough to legitimate websites to trick users into clicking, or at least to stop them flagging the deceit.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Related article Arming Ukraine: A closer look at US military aid since 2021
The evidence of the past decade should lead to pessimism, and deceit has flown almost entirely one way.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deceit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceit
Noun
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The Erosion Of Trust Through Inconsistent Words Many people associate the breakdown of trust with major betrayals like infidelity or deception.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Warrantless search and seizure, deception, untrammeled use of force.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Apr. 2025
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For example, talking about a co-worker's dishonesty or whether children are safe around someone—though disparaging toward that individual—may have widespread benefit, McAndrew said.—
Cathy Nelson,
Health,
28 Mar. 2025
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In April 2021, state prosecutors said, Teran sent court records related to roughly three dozen deputies to a subordinate to evaluate for possible inclusion in internal databases that prosecutors use to track officers accused of dishonesty and other misconduct.—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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The man who brought up the accusation of welfare fraud, who admitted to working for Alite's former boss John Gotti Jr., left the room, leaving a packet of handouts on a seat on his way out.—
Olivia Liu,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Trump wants Chris Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, to be investigated for declaring, after careful study of the 2020 election, that there was no election fraud.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Apr. 2025
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Despite being outnumbered 50-to-1 by the Five Families of the Italian mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2025
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Noted for his tenacity and cunning, Khamenei is also a man of conviction, and his hatred for the United States is deeply felt.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Deceit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceit. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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