deceitful
The word “deceitful” has 3 syllables: de-ceit-ful
It's pronounced as /dɪˈsiːtfəl/
What is synonym and antonym for deceitful?
In the thesaurus, “deceitful” has 89 synonyms and 39 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for deceitful along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for deceitful
- ambidextrous
- ambiguous
- artful
- artificial
- astucious
- astute
- backhanded
- beguiling
- bewildering
- bogus
- circuitous
- clandestine
- confounding
- counterfeit
- crafty
- crooked
- cunning
- deceiving
- deceptive
- defrauding
- deluding
- delusive
- delusory
- designing
- devious
- dishonest
- disingenuous
- dissembling
- distracting
- double-dealing
- duplicitous
- equivocal
- evasive
- faithless
- fake
- fallacious
- false
- fast
- feigned
- feline
- forged
- foxy
- fraudulent
- furtive
- guileful
- hypocritical
- illusory
- impostrous
- inaccurate
- incorrect
- indirect
- insidious
- insincere
- jive
- knavish
- left-handed
- lying
- mendacious
- misleading
- perfidious
- perplexing
- phoney
- phony
- puzzling
- rascal
- roguish
- shady
- sham
- shifty
- slick
- sly
- sneaking
- sneaky
- specious
- spurious
- stealthy
- subtile
- subtle
- treacherous
- trick
- trickish
- tricky
- two-faced
- underhand
- underhanded
- untrustworthy
- untruthful
- wily
- wrong
Antonyms for deceitful
- aboveboard
- actual
- authentic
- candid
- clarifying
- direct
- elucidative
- explanatory
- faithful
- forthright
- foursquare
- frank
- free-spoken
- genuine
- honest
- illuminating
- ingenuous
- just
- legitimate
- loyal
- naive
- nondeceptive
- open
- openhearted
- outspoken
- plain
- plainspoken
- real
- reliable
- revealing
- revelatory
- sincere
- straight
- straightforward
- true
- trustworthy
- truthful
- upright
- valid
Meanings of deceitful
- adjective
- Deliberately misleading or cheating.
- Deceptive, two-faced.
Example Sentences
- His deceitful behavior caused many people to lose trust in him.
- The deceitful actions of the company were exposed during the investigation.
- She realized that the man she loved had been deceitful all along.
- The deceitful salesman made false promises to persuade customers to buy the product.
- The politician was accused of being deceitful in his campaign speeches.
On this page you'll find 128 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to deceitful, such as: aboveboard, actual, ambidextrous, ambiguous, artful, artificial, astucious.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
backhanded
- Janus-faced
- Pecksniffian
- affected
- ambiguous
- artificial
- assumed
- bogus
- campy
- canting
- claptrap
- contrived
- counterfeit
- deceitful
- devious
- dishonest
- double
- double-dealing
- double-edged
- double-faced
- empty
- equivocal
- facetious
- facile
- fake
- false
- feigned
- forced
- glib
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- hypocritical
- insincere
- jive
- jocular
- left-handed
- lip
- mealy
- mealymouthed
- meaningless
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- pharisaical
- phoney
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- phony
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- pious
- pretended
- put-on
- sanctimonious
- sarcastic
- sardonic
- self-righteous
- sham
- simon-pure
- simulated
- strained
- superficial
- tongue-in-cheek
- two-edged
- two-faced
- unctuous
- unnatural
- untruthful
Janus-faced
- Pecksniffian
- affected
- artificial
- assumed
- backhanded
- bogus
- campy
- canting
- claptrap
- contrived
- counterfeit
- deceitful
- devious
- dishonest
- double
- double-dealing
- double-faced
- empty
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- fake
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- feigned
- forced
- glib
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- hypocritical
- insincere
- jive
- jocular
- left-handed
- lip
- mealy
- mealymouthed
- meaningless
- mechanical
- pharisaical
- phoney
- phoney-baloney
- phony
- phony-baloney
- pious
- pretended
- put-on
- sanctimonious
- self-righteous
- sham
- simon-pure
- simulated
- strained
- superficial
- tongue-in-cheek
- two-faced
- unctuous
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- untruthful
Machiavellian
- artful
- astute
- calculating
- cheapjack
- conniving
- contriving
- corrupt
- crafty
- crooked
- cunning
- cutthroat
- debased
- debauched
- decadent
- deceitful
- degenerate
- degraded
- demoralized
- depraved
- devious
- dishonest
- dissipated
- dog-eat-dog
- expedient
- immoral
- jackleg
- knavish
- libertine
- licentious
- merciless
- opportunist
- opportunistic
- pitiless
- plotting
- profligate
- remorseless
- ruthless
- scheming
- sharp
- shrewd
- sly
- unconscionable
- underhanded
- unethical
- unprincipled
- unscrupulous
- wily
yellow
- afraid
- amber
- bashful
- bisque
- blond
- buff
- careful
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- chicken
- chicken-livered
- chickenhearted
- chrome
- cowardly
- coy
- craven
- cream
- dastardly
- deceitful
- diffident
- fainthearted
- fearful
- feeble
- frightened
- gold
- gutless
- ivory
- lemon
- lily-livered
- milk-livered
- poltroon
- pusillanimous
- recreant
- saffron
- sand
- scared
- shy
- sneaking
- soft
- spineless
- tawny
- timid
- timorous
- treacherous
- unheroic
- unmanly
- wary
- weak
- xanthous
cagey
- Machiavellian
- ambivalent
- artful
- astute
- averse
- backhanded
- beguiling
- calculating
- careful
- circuitous
- circular
- circumspect
- clandestine
- concealed
- conflicted
- covert
- crafty
- crooked
- cunning
- cute
- deceitful
- deceptive
- designing
- devious
- dishonest
- disinclined
- dodgy
- double-dealing
- doubtful
- dubious
- facile
- fainthearted
- faltering
- foxy
- fraudulent
- furtive
- glib
- guileful
- halting
- hesitant
- hugger-mugger
- hypocritical
- indecisive
- indisposed
- infirm
- insincere
- insinuating
- irresolute
- knavish
- leery
- left-handed
- loath
- loathe
- loth
- mealy
- mealymouthed
- oblique
- plotting
- questioning
- reluctant
- reticent
- roundabout
- scheming
- secret
- secretive
- serpentine
- shady
- sharp
- shifty
- shrewd
- shy
- skeptical
- slick
- slippery
- sly
- smooth-tongued
- sneaky
- stealthy
- subtle
- surreptitious
- timid
- treacherous
- tricky
- two-faced
- uncertain
- undecided
- undercover
- underhand
- underhanded
- uneager
- unenthusiastic
- unscrupulous
- unsure
- unwilling
- vacillating
- wabbly
- wary
- wily
- wobbly