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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of deceive
These pop-ups are scams meant to deceive you into thinking your iPhone has been compromised.
—
Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
By peering into Claude’s thought process, the researchers found instances where Clause would not only attempt to deceive the user, but sometimes contemplate measures to harm Anthropic—like stealing top-secret information about its algorithms and sending it to servers outside the company.
—Steven Levy, Wired News, 28 Mar. 2025
Don’t deceive the viewer—embrace the novelty!
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
In a show characterized by backstabbing and manipulation, Trachtenberg's character always went to the next level, deceiving and controlling her peers by drugging, seducing, and misleading them with a duplicitous pregnancy.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deceive
Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
By peering into Claude’s thought process, the researchers found instances where Clause would not only attempt to deceive the user, but sometimes contemplate measures to harm Anthropic—like stealing top-secret information about its algorithms and sending it to servers outside the company.
—Steven Levy, Wired News, 28 Mar. 2025
Don’t deceive the viewer—embrace the novelty!
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
In a show characterized by backstabbing and manipulation, Trachtenberg's character always went to the next level, deceiving and controlling her peers by drugging, seducing, and misleading them with a duplicitous pregnancy.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deceive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceive
Verb
-
That attempt was soon fooled by sloppy play in the neutral zone that gave Brad Marchand a short-handed opportunity.—
Nick Ashbourne,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
-
But don't let the name fool you, Murderbot isn't actually the frightening story of a dangerous security robot.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
Be Wary of Phishing Emails and Texts After a breach, scammers may impersonate the affected company to trick you into clicking malicious links.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
-
She was tricked by the very devilish Zeus, who broke his way into many marriages.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
Campillo said voters were misled by an analysis in their voter guides that estimated the new fee would fall somewhere between $23 and $29 a month.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
-
In one of them, the agency had accused the bank Capital One of cheating customers out of two billion dollars by misleading them about interest rates offered on its savings accounts.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Deceive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceive. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share