as in deception
the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery
numerous complaints about the deceptiveness of the ad campaign
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Recent Examples of deceptiveness
Of course, the retort is that this would be irritating and exasperating to be continually deluged with alerts about AI deceptiveness.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceptiveness
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Later that year, federal prosecutors in New York charged the company’s former CEO Joanna Smith-Griffin, with securities fraud and related offenses tied to investor deception.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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See what happens when jealousy, suspicion and deception take over.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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They are all caught in a web of deceit and revenge.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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She has now been sentenced to federal prison to pay for her deceit.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Perfidy — from the French perfidie via the Latin perfidia — means deceitfulness, treachery or a breach of faith or promise.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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Republicans, who control half of the Minnesota House, pointed out that DHS failed to detect fraud for years.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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Ron Yukelson San Luis Obispo Agree with Times columnist Mirjam Swanson, Bam Adebayo’s a fraud!—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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The cheating isn’t new, this argument goes; it’s just getting discovered and prosecuted more frequently.—
McKay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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That cheating is rampant in our elections.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
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The confidence that began Carrick’s spell in charge will need to be matched with new cunning and craft.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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But Muck is no Epstein, malevolent and cunning.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Deceptiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceptiveness. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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