DECEIVER Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

deceiver

noun

Definition of deceiver

as in charlatan

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Recent Examples of deceiver The actors are perfectly cast, starting with Marmaï’s likable Antoine, the only player here not being the deceiver. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 May 2026 The film tells the true and twisted tale of a deceiver of land and folk, who, defying her birth as a woman, comported herself as a man and committed many a wicked deed. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026 Islamic eschatology warned of a deceiver who distorts perception, blurring reality. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Despite the claims of any number of charlatans who prey on the American brand of cuddly benighted ignorance, the universe will not manifest an alternate reality for anyone who simply wishes for it with sufficient longing.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2026
You and many others have been taken in by a lowlife charlatan.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of charlatan

Noun

Perhaps only a pedant—or a hypocrite—would fuss about that kind of imprecision.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
Whether others saw a sinner, a hypocrite, an outcast, or even an enemy, Jesus continued to behold the perfect man.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of hypocrite

Noun

Collins noted that Kao, who was facing federal charges at the time, was convicted of money laundering and bank fraud.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
Molloy’s fraud was on Southeastern, a National Rail operator, rather than the Tube, but fare evasion still costs London’s transit system heavily.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of fraud

Noun

The transfer portal can transform a contender into a pretender in a single offseason.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
The schedule is forgivable, even by ACC standards, but a rematch on the road against Notre Dame will separate the Canes as contenders or pretenders.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of pretender

Noun

Because the story lines are facile fakes, because the characters are blanked out, the substance of relationships is reduced to dialogue of generalities and platitudes.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
While highly sophisticated fakes can fool even seasoned shoppers, the following are the secrets our experts say to look for to spot a dupe.

— Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 28 Sep. 2026

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