as in misleading
tending or having power to deceive
the deceiving nature of most flat maps of the globe causes some people to believe erroneously that Greenland is actually bigger than South America
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as in tricking
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 deceiving
Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2025
In July, Boeing agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud for deceiving the Federal Aviation Administration regulators who approved the 737 Max.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 30 Dec. 2024
As Soon As This Week That number is certainly deceiving, though.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The show is all about performance, as the only way to win the game is by deceiving the others.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
Longstanding consumer protection laws prohibit business in other industries from deceiving consumers about fees and pricing.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
That missiles still outshoot drones in Kursk despite the greater visibility of the latter over the former is yet another remind that, in mechanized warfare as in many things, looks can be deceiving.
—David Axe, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The presence of your phone number makes these accounts appear more legitimate, increasing the chances of deceiving others.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 1 Dec. 2024
What were once simple schemes have now turned into complex operations capable of deceiving even the most tech-savvy individuals.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
Arizona's temperature can be deceiving and deadly.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2025
In July, Boeing agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud for deceiving the Federal Aviation Administration regulators who approved the 737 Max.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 30 Dec. 2024
As Soon As This Week That number is certainly deceiving, though.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The show is all about performance, as the only way to win the game is by deceiving the others.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
Longstanding consumer protection laws prohibit business in other industries from deceiving consumers about fees and pricing.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
That missiles still outshoot drones in Kursk despite the greater visibility of the latter over the former is yet another remind that, in mechanized warfare as in many things, looks can be deceiving.
—David Axe, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The presence of your phone number makes these accounts appear more legitimate, increasing the chances of deceiving others.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 1 Dec. 2024
What were once simple schemes have now turned into complex operations capable of deceiving even the most tech-savvy individuals.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceiving
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Whenever Carolyn’s name has come up in passing as a possible Traitor, it has been immediately nixed, with folks unable to believe that the Survivor finalist could ever pull off being so deceptive.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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However, there’s also a darker side — beware of deceptive words or misleading information.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Liverpool are regularly seeing apps that replicate the appearance of genuine tickets — fooling not just first-time visitors to Anfield.—
James Pearce,
The Athletic,
2 Jan. 2025
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The ultimate aim is, with the use of multiple layers of such transformations, fooling malware classifiers into thinking malicious code is, in fact, totally benign.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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In early January, Abreu pleaded guilty in Fort Lauderdale federal court to making false statements on three applications to obtain a U.S. passport for himself and his two daughters on Oct. 2, 2021, according to his plea to an indictment.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
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But Patel didn’t contradict Trump on his false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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Follow reputable fact-checking accounts on social media There's a lot of misleading information online, especially around breaking news stories.—
Melissa Mahtani,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2025
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But users with differing political viewpoints have to agree on a fact-check before it is publicly appended to a post, which means that misleading posts about politically divisive subjects often go unchecked.—
Kate Conger,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Deceiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceiving. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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