as in deceptive
given to or marked by cheating and deception
warned her not to trust the duplicitous art dealer
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Recent Examples of duplicitous
This is a duplicitous, murderous regime that isn’t interested in dialogue.
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Danielle Wallace , Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
Michelle Wu’s duplicitous stunt demanding Freedom of Information responses from ICE is just the latest laughable Democratic tactic to stoke opposition to President Donald Trump’s deportation roundup.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
Each character is so drawn and voiced so specifically this Animal Farm really does become a microcosm of society with Rogen’s duplicitous Napoleon the classic case of someone consumed with power and his own narcissism (remind you of anyone?).
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 June 2025
With Jackson as the criminal mastermind, Green as his duplicitous wife and Fleder (Runaway Jury) behind the camera, Just Play Dead has the cast and hook to tempt both streamers and theatrical buyers.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Danielle Wallace , Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
Michelle Wu’s duplicitous stunt demanding Freedom of Information responses from ICE is just the latest laughable Democratic tactic to stoke opposition to President Donald Trump’s deportation roundup.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
Each character is so drawn and voiced so specifically this Animal Farm really does become a microcosm of society with Rogen’s duplicitous Napoleon the classic case of someone consumed with power and his own narcissism (remind you of anyone?).
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 June 2025
With Jackson as the criminal mastermind, Green as his duplicitous wife and Fleder (Runaway Jury) behind the camera, Just Play Dead has the cast and hook to tempt both streamers and theatrical buyers.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplicitous
Adjective
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There will be a temptation because of his height to draw parallels with Moyes’ use of Marouane Fellaini and Soucek, two key pillars of his Everton and West Ham sides, but where Rohl is concerned, his size can be deceptive.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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In 2024, CarShield paid $10 million to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission that its ads were deceptive and that customers discovered many repairs were not covered.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Websites with unusually long browser names or a lack of searchable company representatives or contact information could be fraudulent.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Blount deposited money into the account until April 2022, when the bank shut it down and reversed over $70,000 worth of the fraudulent deposits, prosecutors said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Maybe not something drastic like a world war, slavery or the Holocaust, but there’s always shady s–t going on.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2025
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Meursault also starts hanging out with his shady and brutish French neighbor, Raymond (Pierre Lottin), whose abusive relationship with an Algerian girl (Hajar Bouzaouit) eventually leads to the murder.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Industry groups insist that they are committed to weeding out dishonest companies that make false claims or sell dangerous products.—
Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
26 Aug. 2025
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No, it was done to protect dishonest businesses.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The dust of Ogunleye, the crooked end of the street, the large canal by my uncle’s shop, the small stream of water that flowed behind our house into the large canal at the other end of the street, the foul smell that overcame the street the first time, the getting used to, the boys.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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For a Chicago Cubs lineup that has struggled lately to consistently score runs, let alone put up a crooked number, Friday’s opener against the Colorado Rockies provided the ideal bounce-back environment coming off the sweep in San Francisco.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Duplicitous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicitous. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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