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
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The lawsuit, filed by the FTC in June 2023 under the Biden administration, claimed that Amazon deceived tens of millions of customers into signing up for its Prime subscription program and sabotaged their attempts to cancel it.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Soto and her twins say both families were deceived – their family in Chile and their adoptive parents in Italy who didn’t know the girls had been taken away from their biological mother without her consent.
—Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
The band’s attorneys said that consumers could be easily deceived by the products allegedly sold on the marketplace, which could, in turn, cause reputational damage for Twenty One Pilots and its legitimate products.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
There is some relief on the way, but do not be deceived.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Boeing previously admitted that two of its 737 MAX flight technical pilots deceived the Federal Aviation Administration’s aircraft evaluation group about an aircraft part known as MCAS that affected the flight control system of the Boeing 737 MAX.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
While many followers recognized the scam early on, some were deceived and suffered financial loss.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Abusers and traffickers are exploiting this lack of oversight—leaving women coerced, deceived, and sometimes poisoned.
—Christa Brown, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
According to the Justice Department, Sanberg deceived investors and lenders.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The lawsuit, filed by the FTC in June 2023 under the Biden administration, claimed that Amazon deceived tens of millions of customers into signing up for its Prime subscription program and sabotaged their attempts to cancel it.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Soto and her twins say both families were deceived – their family in Chile and their adoptive parents in Italy who didn’t know the girls had been taken away from their biological mother without her consent.
—Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
The band’s attorneys said that consumers could be easily deceived by the products allegedly sold on the marketplace, which could, in turn, cause reputational damage for Twenty One Pilots and its legitimate products.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
There is some relief on the way, but do not be deceived.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Boeing previously admitted that two of its 737 MAX flight technical pilots deceived the Federal Aviation Administration’s aircraft evaluation group about an aircraft part known as MCAS that affected the flight control system of the Boeing 737 MAX.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
While many followers recognized the scam early on, some were deceived and suffered financial loss.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Abusers and traffickers are exploiting this lack of oversight—leaving women coerced, deceived, and sometimes poisoned.
—Christa Brown, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceived
Verb
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He will not be coaxed, tricked, or trapped.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
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The consumer is led to believe there is a fraudulent activity involving their account — and they're tricked with working with a scammer to fix a fake problem.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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My homies then were deluded, too.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Bob had to be valiant, dictatorial, curious, ever listening, wily, playful, deluded, strategic, flirtatious, fallible, political, and willing to protect and persevere against all doubters, critics, compass navigators, naysayers well intentioned or not.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In order to not be fooled by narcissistic kindness, Sarkis encourages people to view one-off good deeds in the context of someone's overall behavior.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Don’t be fooled, there is intention.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Morpheus, a short seller betting Cucinelli’s stock would fall, alleged the firm misled its shareholders and continues to operate stores in Moscow.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Desai makes reference to the Federal Trade Commission’s recent lawsuit aimed at Live Nation and Ticketmaster that claims the entities misled consumers about resale ticket prices.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Vedra and other debt law experts said a high rate of default judgments indicates a system that favors the pursuers over the pursued — and increases the chances someone will be harmed by an erroneous bill.—
Rae Ellen Bichell,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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And in 2010’s Flash Crash, algorithmic trading bots created a feedback loop of erroneous trades, wiping out nearly $1 trillion in market value in minutes.—
Steve Booren,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Deceived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceived. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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