as in to fool
to cause to believe what is untrue
he went to great lengths to deceive his family about the nature of his new job at the mall
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Recent Examples of deceive
Several state legislators and other state officials will testify that they were deceived by the conspirators regarding the operations of Phoenix Solutions, according to prosecutors.
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Anthony in Los Angeles was deceived by scammers who used AI to replicate his son’s voice.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025
Since the time in the makeup chair can vary, and the comedians are only supposed to have five to 10 minutes to create a character, Perrone and her team are also responsible for not only hiding their process from the performer, but actively deceiving them in fun ways.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 17 June 2025
The person is not trying to deceive or control, but the behavior still affects others and requires self awareness and growth to correct.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Anthony in Los Angeles was deceived by scammers who used AI to replicate his son’s voice.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025
Since the time in the makeup chair can vary, and the comedians are only supposed to have five to 10 minutes to create a character, Perrone and her team are also responsible for not only hiding their process from the performer, but actively deceiving them in fun ways.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 17 June 2025
The person is not trying to deceive or control, but the behavior still affects others and requires self awareness and growth to correct.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceive
Verb
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His impersonation is so convincing that Lu and Shin are initially fooled.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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Don’t let the size fool you—this ultra-compact charger delivers impressive speed and efficiency for its footprint.—
Becca Blond,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
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Luckily for Marian, much of Bertha’s attention is stolen by the unexpected arrival of her unsophisticated sister; Bertha’s too busy making snide comments and tricking her into wearing nicer gowns to even bother with Marian.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
13 July 2025
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The offense is built on outside runs and tricking the defense.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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Worried that Platt was also being misled, Crooks shared the message with him and was reassured that the reality show and its cases were legitimate.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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In addition, the muted inflation data appears misleading too, the economists wrote.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
20 July 2025
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“Deceive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceive. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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