Synonyms of deceived

deceived 1 of 2

adjective

as in deluded

Related Words

• deluded
• duped
• tricked
• erroneous
• untrue
• inaccurate
• confused
• misled
• misguided
• false
• inexact
• misinformed
• mistaken
• incorrect
• wrong

Dissimilar Words

• right
• correct
• true
• informed
• accurate
• exact
• precise

deceived

2 of 2

verb

past tense of deceive

as in tricked

to cause to believe what is untrue

he went to great lengths to deceive his family about the nature of his new job at the mall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tricked
• fooled
• misled
• duped
• suckered
• teased
• deluded
• gulled
• hoodwinked
• beguiled
• kidded
• snookered
• bamboozled
• conned
• misinformed
• humbugged
• cheated
• hoaxed
• cozened
• hornswoggled
• bluffed
• misguided
• caught
• sucked in
• stung
• buffaloed
• strung along
• juggled
• burned
• snowed
• gaffed
• spoofed
• had on
• had
• gammoned
• faked out
• took in
• defrauded
• swindled
• did a number on
• pulled one's leg
• pulled the wool over one's eyes
• shortchanged
• fleeced
• stuck
• led one down the garden path
• rooked
• put on
• mulcted
• flimflammed
• euchred
• hustled
• diddled
• bled
• skinned
• chiseled
• squeezed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undeceived
• revealed
• exposed
• uncovered
• unmasked
• disclosed
• told
• debunked
• showed up
• divulged
• unveiled
• disillusioned
• disenchanted
• disabused
• uncloaked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deceived

Verb

Attorneys for New Mexico argued that the state's entire population, not just Facebook users, were deceived by the company's public statements about privacy on the platform. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Attorneys for New Mexico argued that the state’s entire population, not just Facebook users, were deceived by the company’s public statements about privacy on the platform. — Mikella Schuettler, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Facebook was found to have deceived its users through statements and remarks made on its own platforms, interviews, earnings calls and other channels. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Meta has been ordered by a judge in New Mexico to pay $25 billion to the state after a jury found that the social media company deceived consumers for years about its data privacy policies. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

As the movie progresses, Fielder and the audience must question whether and how they’re being deceived. — David MacK, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Some of the Colombians have long maintained that they were deceived about the mission and arrived at the home after Moïse had already been killed. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

The justices will not consider the merits of Boulder’s claims that the two companies knew their emissions caused climate change and deceived the public about the harm. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026

Customers who feel respected are far more forgiving than customers who feel deceived. — Natalie Ruiz, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026