All deceitful synonyms
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D d adj deceitful
- duplicitous β marked or characterized by duplicity.
- disingenuous β lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere: Her excuse was rather disingenuous.
- hypocritical β of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a βdo what I say and not what I doβ attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- artful β If you describe someone as artful, you mean that they are clever and skilful at achieving what they want, especially by deceiving people.
- fraudulent β characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- misleading β deceptive; tending to mislead.
- untruthful β not truthful; wanting in veracity; diverging from or contrary to the truth; not corresponding with fact or reality.
- deceptive β If something is deceptive, it encourages you to believe something which is not true.
- untrustworthy β deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
- underhanded β underhand.
- false β not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- astute β If you describe someone as astute, you think they show an understanding of behaviour and situations, and are skilful at using this knowledge to their own advantage.
- clandestine β Something that is clandestine is hidden or kept secret, often because it is illegal.
- counterfeit β Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people.
- crafty β If you describe someone as crafty, you mean that they achieve what they want in a clever way, often by deceiving people.
- cunning β Someone who is cunning has the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people.
- delusive β tending to delude; misleading
- designing β artful and scheming; conniving; crafty
- double-dealing β duplicity; treachery; deception.
- fallacious β containing a fallacy; logically unsound: fallacious arguments.
- feline β belonging or pertaining to the cat family, Felidae.
- foxy β foxlike; cunning or crafty; slyly clever.
- furtive β taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
- illusory β causing illusion; deceptive; misleading.
- indirect β not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout: an indirect course in sailing.
- insidious β intended to entrap or beguile: an insidious plan.
- knavish β like or befitting a knave; untrustworthy; dishonest.
- lying β the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site.
- mendacious β telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
- rascal β a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- roguish β pertaining to, characteristic of, or acting like a rogue; knavish or rascally.
- shifty β resourceful; fertile in expedients.
- slick β smooth and glossy; sleek.
- sly β cunning or wily: sly as a fox.
- sneaky β like or suggestive of a sneak; furtive; deceitful.
- stealthy β done, characterized, or acting by stealth; furtive: stealthy footsteps.
- subtle β thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor.
adjective deceitful
- dishonest β not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person.
- devious β If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way.
- cheating β an instance of rule-breaking
- faithless β not adhering to allegiance, promises, vows, or duty: the faithless behavior of Benedict Arnold.
- insincere β not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical.
- astucious β Subtle; cunning; astute.
noun deceitful
- horse trader β a person who is shrewd and clever at bargaining.
- phoniness β not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
- fraud β deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
- double-deal β to practice double-dealing.
- hoaxer β something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.
- shark β a person who preys greedily on others, as by cheating or usury.
- four-flusher β a person who makes false or pretentious claims; bluffer.