Synonyms of deceived

deceived 1 of 2

adjective

as in deluded

Related Words

• deluded
• duped
• tricked
• erroneous
• untrue
• inaccurate
• confused
• misled
• misguided
• false
• inexact
• misinformed
• mistaken
• incorrect
• wrong

Dissimilar Words

• right
• correct
• true
• informed
• accurate
• exact
• precise

deceived

2 of 2

verb

past tense of deceive

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tricked
• fooled
• misled
• duped
• suckered
• teased
• deluded
• gulled
• hoodwinked
• beguiled
• kidded
• snookered
• bamboozled
• conned
• misinformed
• humbugged
• cheated
• hoaxed
• cozened
• hornswoggled
• bluffed
• misguided
• caught
• sucked in
• stung
• buffaloed
• strung along
• juggled
• burned
• snowed
• gaffed
• spoofed
• had on
• had
• gammoned
• faked out
• took in
• defrauded
• swindled
• did a number on
• pulled one's leg
• pulled the wool over one's eyes
• shortchanged
• fleeced
• stuck
• led one down the garden path
• rooked
• put on
• mulcted
• flimflammed
• euchred
• hustled
• diddled
• bled
• skinned
• chiseled
• squeezed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undeceived
• revealed
• exposed
• uncovered
• unmasked
• disclosed
• told
• debunked
• showed up
• divulged
• unveiled
• disillusioned
• disenchanted
• disabused
• uncloaked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deceived

Verb

White House pool reporters deceived Advertisement McDonald pushed back on the idea that Air Force One and the people still aboard it, including journalists, were left exposed. — Philip Wang, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

Harvey said at the time that his biggest concern was the people being deceived. — Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

The Federal Trade Commission sued Hims & Hers yesterday, alleging the direct-to-consumer telehealth company deceived consumers purchasing clinical care and medications through the site. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 30 July 2026

Mora filed a cross-complaint against Giumarra alleging he was deceived by the company and its representatives into signing a contract that made false claims about the fruit, including that it was patented by Giumarra. — Robert Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Andreas Schjelderup opened the scoring with a spectacular cross-shot that deceived Jordan Pickford and, although Jude Bellingham struck back for England in first-half stoppage time, Norway looked the more likely winners as the second period wore on. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Only after this second handover did my father realize he had been deceived. — Ari Maas, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026

Part of the robot’s training was to handle situations in which its handlers have deliberately deceived it. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 6 July 2026

Campaigners have fought for years for acknowledgment that women were pressured, deceived and threatened into giving up their babies. — ABC News, 2 July 2026