Thesaurus / deceive
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synonyms for deceive
- be dishonest
- betray
- cheat
- circumvent
- defraud
- delude
- disappoint
- dupe
- entrap
- falsify
- fool
- hoodwink
- mislead
- swindle
- trick
- victimize
- bamboozle
- beat
- beguile
- bilk
- buffalo
- burn
- clip
- con
- cozen
- ensnare
- fake
- fleece
- gouge
- gull
- hoax
- hook
- humbug
- outwit
- rob
- scam
- screw
- sell
- skin
- beat out of
- cross up
- double-cross
- impose upon
- lead on
- play joke on
- pull fast one
- put on
- put up a smokescreen
- suck in
- take advantage of
- take for
- take for ride
- take in
- take to cleaners
See also synonyms for: deceived / deceiver / deceives / deceivingly / deceiving
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Well, when it comes to jobs reports in this pandemic, looks can be deceiving.
THE EASY PART OF THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY MIGHT BE OVERAMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUXSEPTEMBER 4, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTApple is also accused of deceiving consumers about the headphones’ durability and sweat-resistance.
OWN APPLE POWERBEATS 2 EARPHONES? HERE’S HOW TO CLAIM YOUR SHARE OF A $9.75 MILLION SETTLEMENTRHHACKETTFORTUNEAUGUST 28, 2020FORTUNEWell, as far as we can tell, the earliest meaning of bamboozle was "to deceive by trickery, hoodwink," which is why some believe that it arose among the criminals of the underworld.
WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF THE WORD “BAMBOOZLE”?BRIGID WALSHJULY 26, 2020EVERYTHING AFTER ZThe most serious allegation in the report suggests district administrators deceived a credit rating agency before issuing millions of dollars of bonds in 2018.
MORNING REPORT: REPORT FINDS EVIDENCE OF FRAUD IN SWEETWATER BUDGET MESSVOICE OF SAN DIEGOJUNE 23, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOThe most damning section of the audit suggests that district administrators knowingly deceived a credit rating agency just before they issued millions of dollars in bonds.
AUDIT FINDS SWEETWATER OFFICIALS DELIBERATELY MANIPULATED FINANCESWILL HUNTSBERRYJUNE 23, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOSo that was one example where it was very clear that Xi was deceiving the United States.
WILL COVID-19 SPARK A COLD WAR (OR WORSE) WITH CHINA? (EP. 414)STEPHEN J. DUBNERAPRIL 23, 2020FREAKONOMICSHowever this be, it is hard to say that these fibs have that clear intention to deceive which constitutes a complete lie.
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLYThere, if his eyes did not deceive him, were evidences of mortar dislodged by nefarious toes.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEIt was not possible to deceive himself an instant longer, for the naked truth lay staring into his eyes.
THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOODO my people, they that call thee blessed, the same deceive thee, and destroy the way of thy steps.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO DECEIVE
- betrays
- bluffs
- burns
- cheats
- chisels
- cons
- deceives
- deludes
- double-crosses
- dupes
- entices
- exploits
- finesses
- flimflams
- gyps
- has
- hoodwinks
- imposes on
- jockeys
- juggles
- lures
- manipulates
- misleads
- plays
- plays for a sucker
- rooks
- rope in
- scams
- seduces
- shaves
- snows
- sticks
- string along
- sucks in
- takes
- takes in
- tricks
- abandon
- be unfaithful
- bite the hand that feeds you
- blow the whistle
- bluff
- break faith
- break promise
- break trust
- break with
- commit treason
- cross
- deceive
- deliver up
- delude
- desert
- double-cross
- finger
- forsake
- go back on
- inform against
- inform on
- jilt
- knife
- let down
- mislead
- play Judas
- play false
- seduce
- sell down the river
- sell out
- stab in the back
- take in
- trick
- turn in
- turn informer
- turn state's evidence
- walk out on
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