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as in fraudulent
marked by, based on, or done by the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value
charged the store owner with such deceitful practices as inflating the list prices for items only so he could put them on sale at drastically reduced prices
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as in deceptive
tending or having power to deceive
the deceitful salesman neglected to mention some important information about the used car
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Recent Examples of deceitful
Viewing them through the proxy of Joe, McGahern refuses to romanticize these characters, who are often admirable but also, by turns, nosy, deceitful, aggressive, and ridiculous.
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Sam Sacks, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The governor needs to stop being deceitful with the people’s money and prioritize services that impact everyday Californians’ lives.
—Alexandra MacEdo, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
The film followed the release of the 2012 book about a deceitful disappearance by Gillian Flynn.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
As a crucial point of clarification, such deceitful actions are not because AI is sentient.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Sam Sacks, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The governor needs to stop being deceitful with the people’s money and prioritize services that impact everyday Californians’ lives.
—Alexandra MacEdo, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
The film followed the release of the 2012 book about a deceitful disappearance by Gillian Flynn.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
As a crucial point of clarification, such deceitful actions are not because AI is sentient.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceitful
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Multiple users commented on Joann's latest post about fraudulent websites to criticize the chain's decision about gift cards.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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March 6 Check fraud: The City of Saratoga reported that someone attempted to access government funds with fraudulent checks.—
Anne Gelhaus,
The Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2025
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False Hope And Fake Assurances Ransomware operators also exploit victims with false assurances, creating a deceptive sense of hope that there is a way to resolve the situation.—
Stu Sjouwerman,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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That’s the film’s greatest surprise, its secret deceptive pitch.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps Simpson’s most dishonest claim was that Social Security’s drafters deliberately set the retirement age at 65 because life expectancy in 1935, at the time of enactment, was 63.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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Higher-ups and colleagues see through the charade as dishonest.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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As part of the scheme, prosecutors said Bock and Said submitted false documentation to the Minnesota Department of Education, including fraudulent meal counts and fake attendance rosters.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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The pivotal addition to the the state Civil Code reads: Existing law provides that libel is a false and unprivileged written publication that injures the reputation and that slander is a false and unprivileged publication, orally uttered, that injures the reputation, as specified.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Deceitful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceitful. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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