Synonyms for deceive
Definitions
- v. 1
To trick or mislead.
It feels painful to begin seeing clearly, that you’ve been deceived by the very people and institutions you trusted to guide you.
Forms
- Past participle
- deceived
e.g. deceived → deluded, tricked, fooled, cheated…
Example sentences
- cheat I felt like hitting him when he tried to cheat me.
- defraud It was an intricate scheme to defraud the rightful heirs.
- delude I underestimated teenagers' ability to delude themselves.
- beguile He can beguile you with his manners.
- betray "I loved you, Mary." "Then why did you betray me?"
- mislead He did everything he could to mislead the police.
By length
- 2 letters
- do1
- 3 letters
- get1, con1
- 4 letters
- fool1, mock1, hoax1, dupe1, bilk1
- 5 letters
- abuse2, trick1, cheat1, spoof1, feign1
- 6 letters
- betray2, delude2, outwit2, diddle2, cajole2
- 7 letters
- mislead2, defraud2, swindle2, beguile2
- 9 letters
- bamboozle, victimize3, misinform3, victimise
- 10 letters
- disappoint3, circumvent3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abuse2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- leurrer
- Deutsch
- täuschen
- Català
- ensarronar