as in to fool
to cause to believe what is untrue
he went to great lengths to deceive his family about the nature of his new job at the mall
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Recent Examples of deceive
Looks can be deceiving, especially regarding the distances between towns in the South of France.
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Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Even children who are online only in small doses likely see false or inaccurate information that might deceive them.
—Evan Orticio, Scientific American, 2 June 2025
In November, Dove pleaded guilty in Gaston County to a dozen felony charges related to illegally accessing police computer systems and helping someone deceive a polygraph test, The Gaston Gazette reported.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
Cybercriminals are resourceful when deceiving users by crafting content and evading detection patterns (customization of content, copy of graphical charter, etc.).
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for deceive
Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Even children who are online only in small doses likely see false or inaccurate information that might deceive them.
—Evan Orticio, Scientific American, 2 June 2025
In November, Dove pleaded guilty in Gaston County to a dozen felony charges related to illegally accessing police computer systems and helping someone deceive a polygraph test, The Gaston Gazette reported.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
Cybercriminals are resourceful when deceiving users by crafting content and evading detection patterns (customization of content, copy of graphical charter, etc.).
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for deceive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceive
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Reyes was a nice spring training story, but the Yankees were fooled by meaningless February and March stats.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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But don't be fooled, as these texts are sophisticated scams designed to steal your personal information or money.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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Geragos asked Jane about presents that Diddy lavished upon her, for example, seemingly to suggest that his gift-giving indicated a romantic relationship, not a ruse to trick her into kink.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
11 June 2025
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Phishing pages masquerade as banks, auction sites, and other sensitive sites, hoping to trick victims into logging in.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2025
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Unless significant number of Republicans break from this objective, don’t be misled about claims of major disagreements over the big, beautiful bill.—
Richard McGahey,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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The Federal Trade Commission argued that Garvey unlawfully misled consumers, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit disagreed.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 June 2025
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“Deceive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceive. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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