deceit
English Thesaurus
1. the act of deceiving (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | fakery, |
| definition | : | the act of faking (or the product of faking) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | indirection, |
| definition | : | deceitful action that is not straightforward (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | double-dealing, duplicity, |
| definition | : | acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | cheat, cheating, |
| definition | : | a deception for profit to yourself (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | obscurantism, |
| definition | : | a deliberate act intended to make something obscure (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | bluff, four flush, |
| definition | : | the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | take-in, |
| definition | : | the act of taking in as by fooling or cheating or swindling someone (noun.act) |
2. the quality of being fraudulent (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | dishonesty, |
| definition | : | the quality of being dishonest (noun.attribute) |
3. a misleading falsehood (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | bill of goods, |
| definition | : | communication (written or spoken) that persuades someone to accept something untrue or undesirable (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | humbug, snake oil, |
| definition | : | communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | half-truth, |
| definition | : | a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | facade, window dressing, |
| definition | : | a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | snow job, |
| definition | : | a long and elaborate misrepresentation (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | blind, subterfuge, |
| definition | : | something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | duplicity, fraudulence, |
| definition | : | a fraudulent or duplicitous representation (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | equivocation, evasion, |
| definition | : | a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth (noun.communication) |
4. the act of deceiving (noun.act)
| derivation | : | dissimulate, |
| definition | : | hide (feelings) from other people (verb.perception) |
5. the quality of being fraudulent (noun.attribute)
6. a misleading falsehood (noun.communication)
7. the act of deceiving (noun.act)
| derivation | : | dissimulate, |
| definition | : | hide (feelings) from other people (verb.perception) |
8. the quality of being fraudulent (noun.attribute)
9. a misleading falsehood (noun.communication)
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