deceivable

Definition of deceivablenext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceivable
Adjective
  • The show's plot involves a corrupt mayor, gullible townspeople and a kindhearted Bigfoot who longs for community.
    Reena Advani, NPR, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The result is that the current generation of LLMs is far more gullible than people.
    Bruce Schneier, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Moore is also susceptible to occasional concentration drops and is just an average blocker.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Place covers over susceptible crops early in the season, being sure to secure them on the edges to prevent adults from entering.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • This sort of behavior is childish and unsophisticated.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
  • And Blackstone is not an unsophisticated hotel owner.
    Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • But this was exploitable when their player rotations were not quick enough.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Geographic disparities in confidence and fraud exposure (Sub-Saharan Africa at 82%, North America at 79%) demonstrate how AI deployment without equivalent security maturation creates exploitable vulnerabilities.
    Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Try the West Fork of Oak Creek hike for a daylong adventure (with 11 rivers to cross), Broken Arrow Trail for an easier (yet no less scenic) stroll, or Boynton Vista Trail, which takes you to the Kachina Woman rock formation, one of the town’s four vortexes.
    Annie Daly, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The Falcons put to bed any notion of an easy ride for Boise State early in the game.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • All the while, its apparent north star is the idea that its subjects are, first and foremost, children, a fact of which we’re reminded through their playful, often naïve interactions.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Sherman’s naïve insistence that the UN Charter, as a treaty obligation, supersedes anything the General Assembly or Security Council may do is a tragic joke.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Among Boomers, only 6% felt more trusting, while 49% said their views hadn't changed at all.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Well, one of the seven rules is to get trust, give trust, and so Wikipedia has always been very trusting.
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • In the scrum of literature about the Kennedys and their satellites, the wives, saddled with the heavy work of making the family grow, Beller’s book is guileless.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Deceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceivable. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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