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
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
In addition, the complaint alleges that Walmart deceived customers by falsely claiming that 100% of customer tips would go to drivers.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
That misstatement surely deceived nobody.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
The conservative-majority court agreed to take up a case from Boulder, among a series of lawsuits alleging the companies deceived the public about how fossil fuels contribute to climate change.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
The conservative-majority court agreed to take up a case from Boulder, Colorado, one of multiple lawsuits alleging the companies deceived the public about how fossil fuels contribute to climate change.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
And don’t be deceived by Saturday’s sunny skies as the high will be 32 with wind chills as low as 9 degrees.
—Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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
In addition, the complaint alleges that Walmart deceived customers by falsely claiming that 100% of customer tips would go to drivers.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
That misstatement surely deceived nobody.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
The conservative-majority court agreed to take up a case from Boulder, among a series of lawsuits alleging the companies deceived the public about how fossil fuels contribute to climate change.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
The conservative-majority court agreed to take up a case from Boulder, Colorado, one of multiple lawsuits alleging the companies deceived the public about how fossil fuels contribute to climate change.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
And don’t be deceived by Saturday’s sunny skies as the high will be 32 with wind chills as low as 9 degrees.
—Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 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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The scam reportedly tricked Russian drone operators into giving away the location of their Starlink terminals, allowing Ukrainian artillery and drones to target them.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
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The people staffing the scam centers might have been tricked by a false job ad.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The quick shot that fooled Wallstedt was MacKinnon’s NHL-leading 43rd of the season.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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You, too, can be fooled by warm March days into jumping the gun and making costly mistakes.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This story has been updated to correct erroneous information originally released by the city of Radcliff.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Mar. 2026
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This was due to erroneous data provided by Dallas County, the Texas Secretary of State’s office told Hearst Newspapers.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The official felt as though the public had been misled to believe this was about personal resentments.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The government says the files will show Mandelson misled officials.—
JILL LAWLESS AND BRIAN MELLEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Deceived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceived. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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