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
Davey Winder, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The states pressing the suits, including California and New Jersey, say the companies deceived consumers about the risks posed by fossil fuels.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
The Town of Carrboro NC has alleged that Duke Energy deceived the public about the transition away from fossil fuels and should be held responsible for the costs to rebuild after Hurricane Helene.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Moore's Law has deceived us into thinking that everything changes exponentially over prolonged periods (50 years in the case of Moore's Law).
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
An investigation into a wintry tourist attraction in southwestern China is underway after guests claimed they were deceived with fake snow made out of cotton wool and foamy water.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
The viewer may feel deceived for a moment, but most people know that trash talk is par for the course among sports fandoms.
—Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 10 Feb. 2025
Others may be deceived into thinking such a malicious package is the original/legitimate one.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2025
That came after an October 2023 accident in which external probes found the company misled or deceived regulators about the incident.
—Michael Wayland,hayden Field, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
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Cleveland also warned that users may fail to consider emoji strings to be actual passwords, and so could be deceived via phishing campaigns to share emoji passwords.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The states pressing the suits, including California and New Jersey, say the companies deceived consumers about the risks posed by fossil fuels.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
The Town of Carrboro NC has alleged that Duke Energy deceived the public about the transition away from fossil fuels and should be held responsible for the costs to rebuild after Hurricane Helene.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Moore's Law has deceived us into thinking that everything changes exponentially over prolonged periods (50 years in the case of Moore's Law).
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
An investigation into a wintry tourist attraction in southwestern China is underway after guests claimed they were deceived with fake snow made out of cotton wool and foamy water.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
The viewer may feel deceived for a moment, but most people know that trash talk is par for the course among sports fandoms.
—Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 10 Feb. 2025
Others may be deceived into thinking such a malicious package is the original/legitimate one.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2025
That came after an October 2023 accident in which external probes found the company misled or deceived regulators about the incident.
—Michael Wayland,hayden Field, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceived
Adjective
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What does this have to do with equating Anders Breivik, who shot people on some bizarre, deluded mission to rid Norway of Islam, with Nelson Mandela?—
David Marchese,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Smash’s Megan Hilty steps into the Meryl Streep part (and cribs Streep’s bio for her own in the Playbill) as the deluded actress Madeline Ashton.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Also, unlike its many imposters (and there are many similar looking wireless lamps out there, so don’t be fooled), the Poldina comes with a 1-year warranty on the battery and a 2-year warranty for any defects.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025
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Heat star Tyler Herro admitted to being fooled earlier this month, while a post from the account instigated a war of words between Kevin Garnett and Draymond Green.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The company misled him about the cost of the loan, which was loaded with junk fees and devoured 60% of his paychecks.—
Mike Calhoun,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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Last week, attorneys for the former five-term Miami-Dade County Commissioner Joe Martinez asked a judge for a new trial, saying defense attorneys and jurors were misled by state prosecutors who argued that Martinez created legislation in order to benefit a constituent.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Smartmatic was frequently mentioned when Trump’s lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell appeared as guests on Fox News and Fox Business Network programs in late 2020 and spread Trump’s erroneous charges that voting machines were rigged to throw the election to Joe Biden.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Hampered by this erroneous guidance, health authorities and the American public began to believe that women were physically incapable of producing enough breastmilk.—
Made by History,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Deceived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceived. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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