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- DictionaryDe·cep·tion/dəˈsepSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the action of deceiving someone: "obtaining property by deception"
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Synonyms for DECEPTION: deceit, deceptiveness, fraud, cheating, deceitfulness, cunning, lying, duplicity; Antonyms of DECEPTION: sincerity, good faith, artlessness, openness, forthrightness, ingenuousness, frankness, candor.
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deception. 1 (noun) in the sense of trickery. Definition. the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived. He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception. Synonyms. trickery. fraud. deceit.
Synonyms for DECEPTION: deceit, dishonesty, cunning, duplicity, guile, hypocrisy, chicanery, double-dealing; Antonyms for DECEPTION: honesty, frankness, sincerity, candor, disillusionment, fair dealing, guilelessness, sincerity.
honesty, telling the truth, sincerity, frankness, truthfulness. Sense: Noun: deceitful act. Synonyms: hoax, swindle, fraud, con (slang), trick, lie, fake, façade, feint, masquerade, cheat, snow job (slang), imposture, confidence trick, con trick (informal), con job (informal) Antonyms: truth, reality, honesty.
Synonyms of deception. 1. a. : the act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : the act of deceiving. resorting to falsehood and deception. used deception to leak the classified information. b. : the fact or condition of being deceived. the deception of his audience.
deception noun. Synonyms: imposition, craft, duplicity, deceit, hoax, fallacy, ruse, imposture, artifice, illusion, prevarication, finesse, dissimulation, cozenage, sophistry, coggery. Antonyms: guilelessness, candor, disillusionment, fair dealing, sincerity.
