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 5 synonyms and 14 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for deceitful

  • deceptive
  • dishonest
  • false
  • fraudulent
  • misleading

Antonyms for deceitful

  • aboveboard
  • candid
  • direct
  • forthright
  • frank
  • honest
  • nondeceptive
  • open
  • outspoken
  • plain
  • straight
  • straightforward
  • true
  • truthful

Meanings of deceitful

  • adjective
    1. Deliberately misleading or cheating.
    2. 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 19 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to deceitful, such as: aboveboard, candid, deceptive, direct, dishonest, false, forthright.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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bad faith

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  • deception
  • dishonesty
  • dupery
  • duplicity
  • fraudulentness
  • hypocrisy
  • insincerity
  • lying
  • mendaciousness
  • mendacity
  • untruthfulness

calculating

  • arranging
  • assessing
  • cagey
  • cagy
  • canny
  • computing
  • considerate
  • contemplating
  • counting
  • crafty
  • cunning
  • deceitful
  • deceptive
  • deliberate
  • depending
  • designing
  • devious
  • devising
  • duplicitous
  • estimating
  • figuring
  • foresighted
  • guessing
  • hoping
  • insidious
  • intending
  • looking
  • manipulative
  • measuring
  • misleading
  • organizing
  • planning
  • plotting
  • preparing
  • provident
  • relying
  • scheming
  • shrewd
  • slow
  • sneaky
  • subtle
  • thoughtful
  • tricky
  • trying
  • wily

calculatingly

  • archly
  • artfully
  • cannily
  • circumspectly
  • consciously
  • craftily
  • cunningly
  • deceitfully
  • deceptively
  • deliberately
  • designedly
  • falsely
  • furtively
  • insidiously
  • knowingly
  • pointedly
  • purposely
  • sharply
  • slickly
  • slily
  • slyly
  • studiously
  • underhanded
  • underhandedly
  • voluntarily
  • willfully

cannily

  • artfully
  • artificially
  • deceitfully
  • deceptively
  • dishonestly
  • falsely

deceit

  • cheating
  • cunning
  • deceitfulness
  • deception
  • deceptiveness
  • dishonesty
  • fraud

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