deceiving

The word “deceiving” has 3 syllables: de-ceiv-ing

It's pronounced as /dɪˈsiːvɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for deceiving?

In the thesaurus, “deceiving” has 264 synonyms and 80 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for deceiving

Pecksniffian
ambidextrous
ambiguous
apocryphal
apostate
apparent
artful
artificial
astucious
astute
backbiting
backhanded
backstabbing
bamboozling
base
beguiling
belittling
bent
bewildering
bigoted
bleeding
bluffing
bogus
buffaloing
bum
burning
canting
casuistic
casuistical
catching
catchy
cheating
chimeric
chimerical
chiseling
chiselling
circuitous
clandestine
concocted
confounding
conning
contrary to fact
cooked-up
corrupt
counterfactual
counterfeit
coveting
cozening
crafty
crooked
cunning
deceitful
deception
deceptive
defaming
defrauding
degrading
deluding
delusive
delusory
demagogic
designing
devilish
devious
diddling
dishonest
dishonesty
dishonorable
dishonoring
disingenuous
disloyal
disreputable
dissembling
distorted
distracting
doing a number on
double-crossing
double-dealing
duping
duplicitous
elusive
equivocal
erroneous
ersatz
euchring
evasive
faithless
fake
faking out
fallacious
false
falsehearted
fanciful
fantastic
fast
faulty
feigned
feline
fictitious
fishy
fleecing
flimflamming
fooling
forged
forsworn
foul
foxy
fraudulent
furtive
gaffing
gammoning
goody-goody
groveling
grudging
guileful
gulling
having
having on
hoaxing
holier-than-thou
hoodwinking
hornswoggling
humbugging
hustling
hypocritical
illogical
illusive
illusory
imaginary
impish
impostrous
imposturous
improper
inaccurate
incorrect
indirect
inexact
insidious
insincere
invalid
irrational
jive
juggling
kidding
knavish
leading one down the garden path
leading one up the garden path
left-handed
lying
mad
malevolent
malicious
mean
mendacious
misguiding
misinforming
misleading
misrepresentative
mistaken
mock
mulcting
mythomaniac
naughty
oblique
off
off the mark
ostensible
perfidious
perjured
perplexing
pharisaical
phoney
phony
pietistic
pious
plausible
playful
preachy
puckish
putting on
puzzling
quarreling
quixotic
rascal
rascally
reasonless
recreant
renegade
roguish
rooking
scheming
scolding
scoundrelly
seeming
self-satisfied
serpentine
shady
sham
shaming
shifty
shortchanging
sinister
skinning
slick
slippery
sly
smug
sneaking
sneaky
snide
snookering
snowing
sophistic
sophistical
specious
spoofing
spurious
squeezing
stealthy
sticking
stinging
stringing along
stuffy
subtile
subtle
suckering
sucking in
swindling
taking in
teasing
traitorous
treacherous
treasonable
trick
tricking
trickish
tricky
trumped-up
two-faced
two-timing
unctuous
underhand
underhanded
unfair
unfaithful
unfounded
ungrounded
unprincipled
unreal
unreasonable
unreasoned
unreliable
unscrupulous
unsound
untrue
untrustworthy
untruthful
venal
villainous
visionary
way-off
wicked
wily
wrong

Antonyms for deceiving

aboveboard
accurate
actual
authentic
candid
certain
clarifying
correct
debunking
direct
disabusing
disclosing
disenchanting
disillusioning
divulging
elucidative
ethical
explanatory
exposing
factual
fair
faithful
forthright
foursquare
frank
frankness
free-spoken
generosity
genuine
good
honest
honesty
honorable
humble
illuminating
ingenuous
just
known
loyal
meek
modest
moral
naive
nobility
nondeceptive
open
openhearted
openness
outspoken
plain
plainspoken
precise
principled
proven
real
reliable
revealing
revelatory
right
scrupulous
showing up
sincere
sound
straight
straightforward
substantiated
telling
true
trustworthy
truthful
truthfulness
uncloaking
uncovering
undeceiving
unmasking
unsure
unveiling
upright
valid
worthiness

Meanings of deceiving

verb
1. To trick or mislead.
noun
1. Deception.

Example Sentences

His deceiving smile made it hard to tell if he was being sincere.
The advertisement was deceiving and did not accurately represent the product.
She regretted deceiving her friend, knowing it would hurt their relationship.
The deceiving appearance of the house made it seem much bigger than it really was.
He was caught deceiving the company by submitting false information on his resume.

On this page you'll find 344 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to deceiving, such as: Pecksniffian, aboveboard, accurate, actual, ambidextrous, ambiguous, apocryphal.

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