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
Steve Piper, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The indictment alleges that the group, which is best known for its work to oppose the Ku Klux Klan, lied to donors about paying confidential informants to infiltrate hate groups and deceived banks about the bank accounts used to make those payments.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Operational secrecy was preserved with steely discipline, and Israel was utterly deceived and taken by surprise.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
But the postcard Hersh received appears to be part of a misinformation campaign targeting Democrats who might be deceived into voting for two candidates, a move that would spoil their ballot.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
The return of Prince in the 11th over earned Lukcnow wickets of Devdutt Padikkal, who got deceived by a slower ball, and struggling Jitesh Sharma, who top-edged a pull shot to Pant behind the wickets.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
The lawsuit alleged that Capital One deceived customers about interest rates related to some of its savings account options, according to court filings on the settlement website.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 May 2026
But some were also deceived or coerced.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Musk spent part of Monday posting on his social media platform X about his lawsuit against OpenAI, its CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman, and Musk’s claims in the suit that the ChatGPT maker deceived him and betrayed its original mission.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
When both technology and human judgment can be deceived at the point of execution, defense must shift upstream into design, process and governance.
—Steve Piper, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The indictment alleges that the group, which is best known for its work to oppose the Ku Klux Klan, lied to donors about paying confidential informants to infiltrate hate groups and deceived banks about the bank accounts used to make those payments.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Operational secrecy was preserved with steely discipline, and Israel was utterly deceived and taken by surprise.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
But the postcard Hersh received appears to be part of a misinformation campaign targeting Democrats who might be deceived into voting for two candidates, a move that would spoil their ballot.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
The return of Prince in the 11th over earned Lukcnow wickets of Devdutt Padikkal, who got deceived by a slower ball, and struggling Jitesh Sharma, who top-edged a pull shot to Pant behind the wickets.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
The lawsuit alleged that Capital One deceived customers about interest rates related to some of its savings account options, according to court filings on the settlement website.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 May 2026
But some were also deceived or coerced.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Musk spent part of Monday posting on his social media platform X about his lawsuit against OpenAI, its CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman, and Musk’s claims in the suit that the ChatGPT maker deceived him and betrayed its original mission.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceived
Adjective
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Arsenal’s aesthetically pleasing style was mocked for being too naïve and soft, its fans for being too deluded and entitled.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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In Joe Mantello’s staggering new production of Arthur Miller’s 1949 American tragedy, self-deluded everyman Willy Loman (Lane) gets lost in the funhouse mirror of his life, haunted by the squandered potential of both him and his son, Biff (the revelatory Christopher Abbott).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
Verb
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Montreal opened the scoring when Dubois’ shot hit off of Elizabeth Giguere’s stick and tricked Rooney.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Montreal opened the scoring when Dubois' shot hit off of Elizabeth Giguere's stick and tricked Rooney.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
Verb
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He has been fooled into selling them out for less than a pack of gum.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
24 May 2026
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He should not be fooled by the sudden enthusiasm around the arrival of the young players who have emerged recently.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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Some free-speech experts at the time felt Disney had a chance to win that case, which revolved around erroneous statements made by ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Spoofing relies on transmitting false signals that mimic authentic satellite signals to trick signal receivers into calculating erroneous positions for aircraft and other users.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
Verb
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All of the artists who have pulled out suggested they were misled about the event’s political associations.—
T.M. Brown,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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Attorneys general reviewing complaints The attorneys general of New York and New Jersey are now examining concerns involving ticket prices and whether fans may have been misled during the purchasing process.—
Erin Jones,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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“Deceived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceived. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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