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especially : the belying of one's true intentions by deceptive words or action. 2. : the quality or state of being double or twofold. 3. law : the technically incorrect use of two or more distinct items (such as claims, charges, or defenses) in a single legal action.
deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter; double-dealing. Synonyms: trickery, hypocrisy, guile, fraud, dissimulation, deception, deceit. Antonyms: straightforwardness, directness, candidness, honesty.
dishonest talk or behaviour, especially by saying different things to two people: duplicity in They were accused of duplicity in their dealings with both sides. Synonym. double-dealing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Lies, lying & hypocrisy. a pack of lies idiom. artifice. bad faith. black is white idiom. cakeism. falsehood.
dishonest talk or behavior, especially by saying different things to two people: duplicity in They were accused of duplicity in their dealings with both sides. Synonym. double-dealing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Lies, lying & hypocrisy. a pack of lies idiom. artifice. bad faith. black is white idiom. cakeism. falsehood.
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Synonyms for DUPLICITY: deception, deceit, deceptiveness, fraud, deceitfulness, cheating, cunning, lying; Antonyms of DUPLICITY: sincerity, good faith, forthrightness, ingenuousness, artlessness, frankness, openness, candor
Definitions of duplicity. noun. acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another. synonyms: double-dealing. see more. noun. a fraudulent or duplicitous representation. synonyms: fraudulence. see more.
Definition of duplicity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.