deceivable

Definition of deceivablenext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceivable
Adjective
  • More like a memo from the dictator, telling gullible loyalists what to think.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
  • No Muscovite would be so gullible as to assume the government was on their side.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Pachysandra beds that have been stressed by winter, too much sun, drought, insects, or overcrowding are more susceptible to this fungal disease.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
  • While many big companies hedge currency to try and insulate themselves or push more sales overseas, smaller businesses are often more susceptible to the turbulence.
    Matt Sedensky, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Adjective
  • Since then, officials have also warned that even unsophisticated drones can pose serious risks.
    Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • From a technological standpoint, the Mythos breach is embarrassingly unsophisticated.
    Robert Hart, The Verge, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Marie Sweets, an OnlyFans creator, told me that pornbots are a natural extension of a culture that views women’s work in these spaces as easy and exploitable.
    T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • According to Jessica Lyons, the cybersecurity editor at The Register, who wrote both pieces, Anthropic isn’t the only AI company to have been confronted with severe vulnerabilities or exploitable issues in its products, only to essentially reject responsibility for them.
    Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Then Ohtani chased a sinker off the plate and chopped a slow bouncer to Astros third baseman Isaac Paredes, giving him an easy play at second.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2026
  • Say what’s true, then follow through in a way that’s consistent and easy to maintain.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2026
Adjective
  • When a naïve piglet named Lucky (Gaten Matarazzo) rises to farmhouse leadership alongside the cunning boar Napoleon (Seth Rogen), the revolution sparked by their human farmer’s bankruptcy in the film‘s first act takes a turn for the fascist worse.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Not the naive version attempted in 2016.
    Emin Gün Sirer, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Gallup reported in 2025 that trust in mass media had dropped to 28%, with Democrats remaining far more trusting than Republicans.
    Larry Clifton, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
  • Canoy’s mother said her son was a very trusting and loyal person, and the defendants took advantage of that.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • And yet the track that perhaps best represents Orange’s guileless spirit is the one tune here Presley didn’t write.
    Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Five goals down at half-time, the Azerbaijani champions were hapless and guileless, incapable of delaying or deflecting Gordon’s acceleration and utterly without attacking merit until the game was yanked far beyond them.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Deceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceivable. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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