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
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Recent Examples of deceived
George Yang, PC Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Svetlana Petriychuk wrote the play Finist, the Brave Falcon, based on real events, about Russian women deceived into marrying ISIS fighters and traveling to Syria.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Veteran Vietnam correspondent Neil Sheehan broke the story of the Pentagon Papers, which showed how government officials deceived the public about the Vietnam war.
—Kathy Kiely, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
Kent, a promoter of far-right conspiracy theories whom the Senate narrowly confirmed for the director role last July, accused the president of being deceived by Israel into supporting the war.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Months after the girl had died, a DCF worker investigating a complaint related to Torres-García’s younger sister was deceived by the children’s mother during a video chat with a person the child’s mother asked to impersonate the child, according to the agency.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
Residents should not be deceived by the unsupported and absurd revenue claims of the Moore administration.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2026
So some people got deceived and believed it.
—Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Women who could be trampled by men, conned, deceived.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
Klipsch Austin Portable Bluetooth Speaker Deal Don't be deceived by the small Klipsch Austin portable speaker.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Svetlana Petriychuk wrote the play Finist, the Brave Falcon, based on real events, about Russian women deceived into marrying ISIS fighters and traveling to Syria.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Veteran Vietnam correspondent Neil Sheehan broke the story of the Pentagon Papers, which showed how government officials deceived the public about the Vietnam war.
—Kathy Kiely, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
Kent, a promoter of far-right conspiracy theories whom the Senate narrowly confirmed for the director role last July, accused the president of being deceived by Israel into supporting the war.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Months after the girl had died, a DCF worker investigating a complaint related to Torres-García’s younger sister was deceived by the children’s mother during a video chat with a person the child’s mother asked to impersonate the child, according to the agency.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
Residents should not be deceived by the unsupported and absurd revenue claims of the Moore administration.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2026
So some people got deceived and believed it.
—Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Women who could be trampled by men, conned, deceived.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceived
Adjective
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Jürgen’s appeared as wildly deluded as my own.—
Roger Bennett,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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O’Hara relished playing deluded snobs like this wealthy Manhattanite with artistic ambitions from director Tim Burton’s horror comedy about two dead owners of a country house who want to drive out its new buyers.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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From around January to June 2022, the couple tricked unknowing subordinates into adding fake vendors to the company's system, officials said.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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But savvy marketing campaigns and partnerships with major employers have tricked consumers into turning back to payday loans.—
Christopher Greenwood,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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He's seen every episode, don't be fooled.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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He’s seen every episode, don’t be fooled.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The stalemate stems from Democrats’ insistence on immigration-enforcement reform — particularly, the cruel and often erroneous enforcement that is sending shockwaves of fear throughout immigrant populations and even distressing American-citizen residents of Puerto Rico.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas addressed an erroneous report from earlier in the week with understanding while also making his feelings clear.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This misled voters about the strength of her campaign, investigators argued.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Mar. 2026
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The case is multi-layered in that Gabehart contends he was misled about his job responsibilities when promoted to competition director.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Deceived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceived. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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