deceive

English Thesaurus

1. cause someone to believe an untruth (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	misinform, mislead,
definition	:	give false or misleading information to (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	impersonate, personate, pose,
definition	:	pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	bamboozle, hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snow,
definition	:	conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in,
definition	:	fool or hoax (verb.communication)

2. be false to; be dishonest with (verb.social)

hypernym	:	victimise, victimize,
definition	:	make a victim of (verb.social)

hyponym	:	betray, sell,
definition	:	deliver to an enemy by treachery (verb.social)

hyponym	:	cheat, chisel,
definition	:	engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud (verb.social)

hyponym	:	shill,
definition	:	act as a shill (verb.social)

hyponym	:	flim-flam, fob, fox, play a joke on, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick,
definition	:	deceive somebody (verb.social)

hyponym	:	befool, fool, gull,
definition	:	make a fool or dupe of (verb.social)

hyponym	:	betray, cheat, cheat on, cuckold, wander,
definition	:	be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage (verb.social)

hyponym	:	hoax, play a joke on, pull someone's leg,
definition	:	subject to a playful hoax or joke (verb.social)

hyponym	:	ensnare, entrap, frame, set up,
definition	:	take or catch as if in a snare or trap (verb.social)

hyponym	:	humbug,
definition	:	trick or deceive (verb.social)

3. cause someone to believe an untruth (verb.communication)

antonym	:	undeceive,
definition	:	free from deception or illusion (verb.communication)

derivation	:	deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation,
definition	:	the act of deceiving (noun.act)

derivation	:	beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster,
definition	:	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true (noun.person)

derivation	:	betrayer, double-crosser, double-dealer, traitor, two-timer,
definition	:	a person who says one thing and does another (noun.person)

derivation	:	deceptive, misleading, shoddy,
definition	:	designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently (adj.all)

derivation	:	deceptive, delusory,
definition	:	causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true (adj.all)

4. be false to; be dishonest with (verb.social)

derivation	:	deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation,
definition	:	the act of deceiving (noun.act)

derivation	:	delusion, head game, illusion,
definition	:	the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas (noun.act)

derivation	:	delusion, hallucination,
definition	:	a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	deceit, deception, misrepresentation,
definition	:	a misleading falsehood (noun.communication)

derivation	:	delusion, psychotic belief,
definition	:	(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary (noun.state)

derivation	:	deceptive, misleading, shoddy,
definition	:	designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently (adj.all)

derivation	:	deceptive, delusory,
definition	:	causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true (adj.all)

derivation	:	delusive, false,
definition	:	inappropriate to reality or facts (adj.all)

5. cause someone to believe an untruth (verb.communication)

antonym	:	undeceive,
definition	:	free from deception or illusion (verb.communication)

derivation	:	deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation,
definition	:	the act of deceiving (noun.act)

derivation	:	beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster,
definition	:	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true (noun.person)

derivation	:	betrayer, double-crosser, double-dealer, traitor, two-timer,
definition	:	a person who says one thing and does another (noun.person)

derivation	:	deceptive, misleading, shoddy,
definition	:	designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently (adj.all)

derivation	:	deceptive, delusory,
definition	:	causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true (adj.all)

6. be false to; be dishonest with (verb.social)

derivation	:	deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation,
definition	:	the act of deceiving (noun.act)

derivation	:	delusion, head game, illusion,
definition	:	the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas (noun.act)

derivation	:	delusion, hallucination,
definition	:	a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	deceit, deception, misrepresentation,
definition	:	a misleading falsehood (noun.communication)

derivation	:	delusion, psychotic belief,
definition	:	(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary (noun.state)

derivation	:	deceptive, misleading, shoddy,
definition	:	designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently (adj.all)

derivation	:	deceptive, delusory,
definition	:	causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true (adj.all)

derivation	:	delusive, false,
definition	:	inappropriate to reality or facts (adj.all)

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