deceived

The word “deceived” has 2 syllables: de-ceived

It's pronounced as /dɪˈsiːvd/


What is synonym and antonym for deceived?

In the thesaurus, “deceived” has 79 synonyms and 23 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for deceived

  • baited
  • bamboozled
  • beguiled
  • betrayed
  • bled
  • bluffed
  • buffaloed
  • burned
  • burnt
  • caught
  • cheated
  • chiseled
  • chiselled
  • confused
  • conned
  • cozened
  • culled
  • defrauded
  • deluded
  • did a number on
  • diddled
  • duped
  • erroneous
  • euchred
  • faked out
  • false
  • fleeced
  • flimflammed
  • fooled
  • gaffed
  • gammoned
  • gulled
  • had
  • had on
  • hoaxed
  • hoodwinked
  • hornswoggled
  • humbugged
  • hustled
  • imposed upon
  • inaccurate
  • incorrect
  • inexact
  • juggled
  • kidded
  • led one down the garden path
  • led one up the garden path
  • lured
  • misapprehending
  • misguided
  • misinformed
  • misled
  • mistaken
  • mulcted
  • played
  • put on
  • rooked
  • sadly mistaken
  • shortchanged
  • skinned
  • snared
  • snookered
  • snowed
  • spoofed
  • squeezed
  • strung along
  • stuck
  • stung
  • sucked in
  • suckered
  • swindled
  • taken
  • teased
  • took in
  • trapped
  • tricked
  • untrue
  • victimized
  • wrong

Antonyms for deceived

  • accurate
  • correct
  • debunked
  • disabused
  • disclosed
  • disenchanted
  • disillusioned
  • divulged
  • exact
  • exposed
  • informed
  • precise
  • revealed
  • right
  • showed up
  • told
  • true
  • trusted
  • uncloaked
  • uncovered
  • undeceived
  • unmasked
  • unveiled

Meanings of deceived

  • verb
    1. To trick or mislead.

Example Sentences

  • She felt deceived when she found out the company had hidden the true costs.
  • The politician had deceived the public with false promises during the campaign.
  • He had been deceived by the fake website into providing his personal information.
  • I realized I had deceived myself into believing the situation would improve on its own.
  • They were deceived by the man’s charming demeanor, unaware of his true intentions.

On this page you'll find 102 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to deceived, such as: accurate, baited, bamboozled, beguiled, betrayed, bled, bluffed.

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Related Words

baffled

  • abashed
  • addled
  • addlepated
  • adhered
  • agape
  • aghast
  • agitated
  • agnostic
  • agog
  • appalled
  • arrested
  • astonished
  • astounded
  • at a loss
  • at sea
  • at sixes and sevens
  • averted
  • awe-struck
  • awed
  • balked
  • bamboozled
  • barred
  • beat
  • befogged
  • befuddled
  • beguiled
  • bemused
  • bested
  • bewildered
  • blocked
  • bollixed
  • bothered
  • bowled over
  • buffaloed
  • caught
  • chagrined
  • checked
  • checkmated
  • circumvented
  • clogged
  • clueless
  • come apart
  • come unzipped
  • confounded
  • confused
  • confusional
  • conquered
  • counteracted
  • cowed
  • cozened
  • crushed
  • dazed
  • dazzled
  • deceived
  • defeated
  • deluded
  • disappointed
  • discombobulated
  • discomfited
  • discomforted
  • discomposed
  • disconcerted
  • discountenanced
  • disheartened
  • dismayed
  • disorganized
  • disoriented
  • disquieted
  • distracted
  • distressed
  • distrustful
  • disturbed
  • dizzy
  • dopey
  • doubtful
  • doubting
  • dubious
  • dumbfounded
  • dumbstruck
  • duped
  • embarrassed
  • encumbered
  • equivocal
  • faithless
  • faltering
  • fazed
  • fettered
  • fixed
  • flabbergasted
  • flipped-out
  • floored
  • flummoxed
  • flustered
  • foggy
  • foiled
  • fooled
  • forestalled
  • fouled-up
  • foxed
  • frozen
  • frustrated
  • fuddled
  • giddy
  • glassy-eyed
  • glued
  • gone
  • got
  • graveled
  • gravelled
  • gulled
  • halted
  • hampered
  • handicapped
  • hard put
  • hard-pressed
  • held back
  • hesitant
  • hesitating
  • hindered
  • hoaxed
  • hobbled
  • hoodwinked
  • humbled
  • humbugged
  • hung up
  • impeded
  • in a dither
  • in a fog
  • in a quandary
  • in clouds
  • in dilemma
  • indecisive
  • inhibited
  • irresolute
  • joined
  • licked
  • like doubting Thomas
  • lost
  • loused up
  • manacled
  • mastered
  • mazed
  • messed-up
  • mind-blown
  • mired
  • misguided
  • misled
  • mixed up
  • mortified
  • mucked up
  • muddied
  • muddled
  • mystified
  • negated
  • neutralized
  • nonplused
  • nonplussed
  • not following
  • not with it
  • nullified
  • obstructed
  • obviated
  • of two minds
  • offset
  • out to lunch
  • overcame
  • overcome
  • overpowered
  • overthrown
  • overwhelmed
  • perplexed
  • perturbed
  • posed
  • precluded
  • prevented
  • punch-drunk
  • punchy
  • put out
  • put to it
  • puzzled
  • questioning
  • rattled
  • reeling
  • routed
  • ruined
  • saddled
  • screwed-up
  • screwy
  • set back
  • shackled
  • shocked
  • shook
  • shook-up
  • short-circuited
  • shot to pieces
  • skeptical
  • slap-happy
  • slaphappy
  • snowed
  • spaced out
  • speechless
  • staggered
  • stalled
  • startled
  • stopped
  • strung along
  • stuck
  • stumped
  • stunned
  • stupefied
  • stymied
  • subjugated
  • surmounted
  • surprised
  • suspicious
  • taken aback
  • tentative
  • theoretical
  • thrown
  • thrown off balance
  • thunderstruck
  • thwarted
  • tied up
  • took in
  • trammeled
  • trammelled
  • tricked
  • troubled
  • trounced
  • turbid
  • uncertain
  • unconvinced
  • undecided
  • undone
  • unglued
  • unhinged
  • unresolved
  • unscrewed
  • unsettled
  • unsure
  • unzipped
  • upset
  • vacillating
  • vanquished
  • vexed
  • vext
  • wavering
  • weirded out
  • without a clue
  • without belief
  • woolly
  • worsted

bamboozled

  • abashed
  • addled
  • agape
  • aghast
  • agitated
  • amazed
  • astonished
  • baffled
  • baited
  • beat
  • befogged
  • befuddled
  • beguiled
  • bemused
  • betrayed
  • bewildered
  • bilked
  • bled
  • blown-away
  • bluffed
  • bothered
  • bowled over
  • breathless
  • buffaloed
  • burned
  • burnt
  • caught
  • chagrined
  • cheated
  • chiseled
  • chiselled
  • confounded
  • confused
  • conned
  • cozened
  • culled
  • deceived
  • defrauded
  • deluded
  • did a number on
  • diddled
  • discombobulated
  • discomfited
  • discomforted
  • discomposed
  • disconcerted
  • discountenanced
  • dismayed
  • disoriented
  • disquieted
  • distressed
  • disturbed
  • dumb
  • duped
  • embarrassed
  • euchred
  • faked out
  • fazed
  • finessed
  • flabbergasted
  • fleeced
  • flimflammed
  • floored
  • flummoxed
  • flustered
  • fooled
  • foxed
  • fuddled
  • gaffed
  • gammoned
  • got
  • graveled
  • gravelled
  • gulled
  • had
  • had on
  • hoaxed
  • hoodwinked
  • hornswoggled
  • humbugged
  • hustled
  • juggled
  • kidded
  • knocked
  • led one down the garden path
  • led one up the garden path
  • licked
  • lured
  • mazed
  • misguided
  • misinformed
  • misled
  • mortified
  • muddied
  • muddled
  • mulcted
  • mystified
  • nonplused
  • nonplussed
  • outfoxed
  • overcharged
  • overcome
  • overwhelmed
  • perplexed
  • perturbed
  • played
  • posed
  • put on
  • puzzled
  • rattled
  • ripped off
  • rooked
  • scammed
  • shocked
  • shortchanged
  • skinned
  • snared
  • snookered
  • snowed
  • speechless
  • spoofed
  • squeezed
  • staggered
  • startled
  • strung along
  • stuck
  • stumped
  • stung
  • stunned
  • sucked in
  • suckered
  • surprised
  • swindled
  • taken
  • taken aback
  • taken in
  • teased
  • thrown
  • thunderstruck
  • took in
  • trapped
  • tricked
  • unhinged
  • unsettled
  • upset
  • vexed
  • vext
  • victimized
  • weirded out

debunked

  • apparent
  • bare
  • bared
  • belied
  • blew the whistle on
  • broken
  • brought down to earth
  • brought to light
  • caught
  • challenged
  • clear
  • confounded
  • confuted
  • contested
  • debated
  • defined
  • demolished
  • denuded
  • disabused
  • disclosed
  • disconfirmed
  • discovered
  • discredited
  • discussed
  • disenchanted
  • disenthralled
  • disentranced
  • disproved
  • divulged
  • doubted
  • dug up
  • embittered
  • enlightened
  • evident
  • exhibited
  • exposed
  • falsified
  • for show
  • found out
  • freed
  • gave the lie to
  • indifferent
  • knowing
  • laid bare
  • let-down
  • made manifest
  • manifest
  • mistrusted
  • mondaine
  • mooted
  • nailed
  • naked
  • on display
  • on view
  • on-the-spot
  • open
  • out of love
  • overthrew
  • overturned
  • peeled
  • punctured
  • queried
  • questioned
  • rebutted
  • refuted
  • resolved
  • revealed
  • sadder and wiser
  • shattered
  • shot down
  • showed up
  • shown
  • solved
  • sophisticated
  • stripped
  • talked over
  • told
  • uncloaked
  • unconcealed
  • uncovered
  • undeceived
  • undressed
  • unhidden
  • unmasked
  • unprotected
  • unsealed
  • unsheltered
  • unveiled
  • visible
  • worldly
  • worldly-wise

fabricated

  • a bit thick
  • abstract
  • ad-libbed
  • affected
  • allegorical
  • amplified
  • artificial
  • assembled
  • assumed
  • baseless
  • began
  • beguiled
  • bogus
  • bouncing
  • built
  • bum
  • came up with
  • caricatural
  • carpentered
  • chimeric
  • chimerical
  • coined
  • combined
  • complete
  • completed
  • conceived
  • concocted
  • confected
  • constituted
  • constructed
  • contrived
  • counterfeit
  • cozened
  • crafted
  • created
  • cultivated
  • daydreamed
  • deceived
  • deceptive
  • defamed
  • deluded
  • designed
  • devised
  • dissembled
  • dissimulated
  • distorted
  • done
  • dreamed
  • dreamt
  • drummed up
  • duped
  • embroidered
  • envisaged
  • envisioned
  • equivocated
  • erected
  • ersatz
  • established
  • exalted
  • excessive
  • excogitated
  • extemporized
  • extravagant
  • fabled
  • fabulous
  • factitious
  • faked
  • fallacious
  • false
  • falsified
  • famed
  • fanciful
  • fantasized
  • fantastic
  • fantastical
  • farfetched
  • fashioned
  • fathered
  • faux
  • fibbed
  • fictional
  • fictitious
  • fooled
  • foreswore
  • forged
  • formed
  • forswore
  • foundationless
  • founded
  • framed
  • fraudulent
  • fudged
  • garbled
  • generated
  • gratuitous
  • groundless
  • gulled
  • hammered
  • hammy
  • handcrafted
  • hatched
  • hewed
  • highly colored
  • histrionic
  • histrionical
  • hoaxed
  • hoodwinked
  • hyperbolic
  • idle
  • illogical
  • imaginary
  • imagined
  • imitation
  • impossible
  • improvised
  • inaugurated
  • industrial
  • inflated
  • initiated
  • innovated
  • instituted
  • invented
  • jerry-built
  • kidded
  • knocked out
  • legendary
  • libeled
  • libelled
  • lied
  • machined
  • made
  • made up
  • made-up
  • magnified
  • make believe
  • make-believe
  • man-made
  • manufactured
  • mass-produced
  • mechanical
  • melodramatic
  • mendacious
  • minted
  • misguided
  • misinformed
  • misleading
  • misled
  • misreported
  • misrepresented
  • misstated
  • mock
  • molded
  • mythic
  • mythical
  • mythologic
  • mythological
  • nonnatural
  • not genuine
  • off-base
  • organized
  • originated
  • out of proportion
  • overblown
  • overdone
  • overestimated
  • overkill
  • overwrought
  • paltered
  • perjured
  • phony
  • pictured
  • pieced
  • plastic
  • prefabricated
  • prepared
  • preposterous
  • pretend
  • pretended
  • pretentious
  • prevaricated
  • processed
  • produced
  • pseudo
  • put together
  • put up
  • raised
  • reared
  • reassembled
  • rebuilt
  • reconstructed
  • redeveloped
  • reedified
  • refashioned
  • refined
  • remade
  • remanufactured
  • reproduction
  • retrofit
  • retrofitted
  • romanticized
  • schmaltzy
  • semilegendary
  • sensational
  • set up
  • sham
  • shaped
  • simulated
  • slandered
  • snowed
  • specious
  • spectacular
  • spurious
  • steep
  • storied
  • strained
  • structured
  • stylized
  • substitute
  • synthetic
  • tall
  • threw up
  • too much
  • too-too
  • took in
  • tooled
  • traduced
  • tricked
  • trumped up
  • trumped-up
  • uncalled-for
  • united
  • unjustified
  • unnatural
  • unproven
  • unreal
  • unrealistic
  • unsubstantiated
  • untrue
  • untruthful
  • unwarranted
  • vain
  • visioned
  • visualized
  • without basis
  • without foundation

failed

  • abortive
  • acted up
  • atrocious
  • average
  • bad
  • bankrupt
  • bombed
  • broke
  • broke down
  • broken
  • busted
  • came a cropper
  • came to grief
  • came up empty
  • chagrined
  • cheated
  • collapsed
  • collapsing
  • crashed
  • cratered
  • crumbled
  • cut out
  • decayed
  • deceived
  • declined
  • declining
  • defaulted
  • defeated
  • deficient
  • degenerated
  • deluded
  • depleted
  • destitute
  • destroyed
  • deteriorated
  • died
  • died on the vine
  • disappointed
  • disappointing
  • disastrous
  • discontented
  • disenchanted
  • disgruntled
  • disillusioned
  • displeased
  • disregarded
  • dissatisfied
  • distressed
  • doomed
  • drooped
  • emaciated
  • execrable
  • exhausted
  • faded
  • failing
  • fell flat
  • fell short
  • fizzled
  • flagged
  • flamed out
  • flopped
  • flopping
  • floundered
  • flunked
  • flunking
  • foiled
  • folded
  • folding
  • foreclosed
  • forgot
  • foundered
  • fruitless
  • futile
  • futureless
  • gave out
  • hopeless
  • ignored
  • ill-fated
  • imploded
  • impoverished
  • in Chapter 11
  • in Chapter 13
  • in receivership
  • in the red
  • inadequate
  • inauspicious
  • indebted
  • ineffective
  • ineffectual
  • inferior
  • insolvent
  • jammed
  • kaput
  • kaputt
  • kerflooey
  • lacking
  • lagged
  • laid an egg
  • languished
  • let down
  • losing
  • lost
  • low-grade
  • malfunctioned
  • mediocre
  • miscarried
  • misfired
  • missed
  • missed out on
  • mocked
  • neglected
  • no-good
  • normal
  • omitted
  • on the rocks
  • ordinary
  • out of business
  • out of money
  • overlooked
  • overpassed
  • passed over
  • poor
  • pretermitted
  • ran down
  • representative
  • rotted
  • ruined
  • sagged
  • sank
  • second-class
  • second-rate
  • self-destructed
  • skidded
  • skipped
  • slid
  • slighted
  • slipped
  • slipping
  • slumped
  • slumping
  • spent
  • sputtered
  • stalled
  • strapped
  • struck out
  • struggled
  • substandard
  • sunk
  • taken to the cleaners
  • tanked
  • tapped out
  • thwarted
  • typical
  • unavailing
  • unbalanced
  • undone
  • unlucky
  • unproductive
  • unpromising
  • unsatisfactory
  • unsuccessful
  • upset
  • useless
  • vain
  • vile
  • waned
  • waning
  • washed out
  • washing-out
  • weakened
  • went
  • went under
  • wheezed
  • wilted
  • wiped-out
  • withered
  • wore out
  • worthless
  • wrecked
  • wretched
  • yielded

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