deceit

The word “deceit” has 2 syllables: de-ceit

It's pronounced as /dɪˈsiːt/

What is synonym and antonym for deceit?

In the thesaurus, “deceit” has 114 synonyms and 44 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for deceit along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for deceit

ambidexterity
ambidextrousness
artfulness
artifice
blind
cageyness
caginess
cheat
cheating
chicane
chicanery
covertness
cozenage
cozening
craft
craftiness
crocodile tears
crookedness
crookery
cunning
cunningness
deceitfulness
deception
deceptiveness
defrauding
deviousness
dirty dealing
dirty pool
dirty trick
dirty work
dishonesty
dissemblance
dissembling
dissimulation
double-dealing
dupery
duplicity
entrapping
equivocation
fake
fakery
falsehood
falseness
falsity
feint
fib
flimflam
foxiness
fraud
fraudulence
furtiveness
guile
guilefulness
hanky-panky
hoax
humbug
hypocrisy
imposition
imposture
insincerity
jugglery
legerdemain
lying
mendaciousness
mendacity
misrepresentation
mountebankery
obliquity
oiliness
overreaching
pretense
prevarication
ruse
sanctimoniousness
secrecy
sell
sellout
shadiness
sham
shift
shiftiness
shrewdness
skulduggery
skullduggery
slickness
slipperiness
slyness
smoke and mirrors
smoothness
sneakiness
snow job
soft soap
spoof
stealthiness
stratagem
subterfuge
sweet-talk
swindle
swindling
trapping
treacherousness
treachery
trick
trickery
trickishness
two-facedness
two-timing
underhandedness
unscrupulousness
untruth
untruthfulness
whitewash
wile
wiliness

Antonyms for deceit

accuracy
artlessness
authenticity
candidness
candor
correctness
credibility
decency
dependability
directness
fairness
forthrightness
frankness
genuineness
good faith
goodness
guilelessness
honesty
honor
incorruptibility
ingenuousness
integrity
objectivity
openness
plainness
plainspokenness
probity
reality
reliability
reliableness
righteousness
sincerity
solidity
straightforwardness
trustability
trustiness
trustworthiness
truth
truthfulness
uprightness
veraciousness
veracity
verity
virtuousness

Meanings of deceit

noun
1. An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
2. An act of deceiving someone.
3. The state of being deceitful or deceptive.
4. The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or recklessly, or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth and with intent to induce reliance on it; the plaintiff justifiably relies on the deception, to his injury.

Example Sentences

The politician's career ended because of his involvement in deceit and corruption.
She felt betrayed when she discovered the deceit behind his promises.
The lawyer argued that the contract was signed under deceit and coercion.
His actions were full of deceit, leading to the loss of trust from his friends.
The novel explores themes of deceit and the consequences of dishonesty.

On this page you'll find 158 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to deceit, such as: accuracy, ambidexterity, ambidextrousness, artfulness, artifice, artlessness, authenticity.

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