1
as in deception
the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery
a rise to power that was marked by treachery and deceit
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2
as in deceitfulness
the tendency to tell lies
she's completely free of deceit
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Recent Examples of deceit
Lia Thomas stole a medal through deceit, and this rag has the gall to call him a 'champion'?
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Maeve doubles down on her deceit, lying to Conrad to cover her own ass.
—EW.com, 11 May 2025
Some people use noir to mean a spare writing style; others, a type of plot that tends toward deceit and despair.
—Sara Gran, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
According to Us Weekly, in April 2021, Matt pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery with corporal injury of a spouse and guilty to one felony count of false imprisonment by menace, violence, fraud or deceit.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Maeve doubles down on her deceit, lying to Conrad to cover her own ass.
—EW.com, 11 May 2025
Some people use noir to mean a spare writing style; others, a type of plot that tends toward deceit and despair.
—Sara Gran, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
According to Us Weekly, in April 2021, Matt pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery with corporal injury of a spouse and guilty to one felony count of false imprisonment by menace, violence, fraud or deceit.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceit
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As an escaped convict posing as a beloved preacher, and as his gentle, upright twin, Robeson embodies a devastating split between appearance and truth, and whose uncanny doubling plays out in a community shaped by racial violence, spiritual deception, and economic precarity.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
21 May 2025
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Ellie, however, cannot abide Joel’s deception, and interrupts to tell the truth to Gail, who then slaps Joel and tells him to leave.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
19 May 2025
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Some of her most prominent studies have been centered on dishonesty.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
27 May 2025
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For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.—
Alondra Nelson,
Time,
13 May 2025
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What did Todd and Julie Chrisley go to prison for? After nearly a decade on air, the pair faced legal trouble for a number of bank and tax fraud offenses.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
28 May 2025
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On Monday, the president pardoned Scott Jenkins, a former Virginia sheriff, who was recently sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted on charges of conspiracy, fraud and bribery.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Neither his fearsome resolve nor his supreme cunning—which had enabled him to vanquish his rivals and spiritually crush his inner circle—was in evidence in 1941.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Sep. 2017
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Despite being outnumbered 50-to-1 by the Five Families of the Italian mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Deceit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceit. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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