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What is another word for deceiving?

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Adjective

Likely, capable of, or designed to, deceive

Based on a mistaken or erroneous belief

Having a playfully mischievous character or streak

Noun

The act of beguiling others through deception

Verb

Exploiting someone for one's personal gain

Present participle for to deceive or fool someone

Present participle for to be unfaithful to one's regular spouse or partner

Present participle for to tell a lie or something that is untrue

Present participle for to conceal or disguise (one's thoughts, feelings, or character)

Present participle for stretch the truth

Present participle for to cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover

Present participle for to misrepresent something, typically to deceive

Present participle for to alter or misrepresent

Present participle for to make a false show or pretense of

Present participle for to demonstrate or expose to the falsehood of something

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Adjective

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Likely, capable of, or designed to, deceive

phoney^UK

phony^US

sceptical^UK

skeptical^US

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

skilful^UK

skillful^US

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

intentionally misleading

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

dexterous^US

dextrous^UK

flakey^US

flaky^UK

like a snake in the grass

economical with the truth

bearing false witness

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“Nothing, in all Shakspere's philosophy, appears to us finer than the deceiving nature of Romeo's presages in the last act.”

Adjective

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Based on a mistaken or erroneous belief

phoney^UK

phony^US

colored^US

coloured^UK

economical with the truth

not backed up by evidence

flakey^US

flaky^UK

without justification

labouring under a misapprehension

wide of mark

barking up wrong tree

barking up the wrong tree

without substantiation

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Adjective

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Having a playfully mischievous character or streak

flakey^US

flaky^UK

full of get-up-and-go

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

in high spirits

full of joie de vivre

full of vim and vigour

full of the joys of spring

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

full of vim and vigor

as happy as a sandboy

in a good mood

in seventh heaven

tickled to death

beside oneself with joy

like a dog with two tails

without a care in the world

of good cheer

lots of laughs

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Noun

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The act of beguiling others through deception

pretence^UK

pretense^US

manoeuvres^UK

manoeuvre^UK

maneuver^US

maneuvers^US

every trick in the book

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

hypocritical behaviour

bit of sharp practice

coloring^US

colouring^UK

color^US

colour^UK

phoney^UK

phony^US

hypocritical statement

misprision

moralising^UK

moralizing^US

beating about the bush

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Verb

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Exploiting someone for one's personal gain

patronising^UK

patronizing^US

victimising^UK

victimizing^US

using for one's own ends

taking liberties with

utilizing^US

utilising^UK

getting mileage out of

putting to use

making capital out of

using to advantage

imposing upon

using to good advantage

turning to good use

making the best use of

employing

maximizing^US

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

maximising^UK

making hay while the sun shines

striking while the iron is hot

doing well out of

turning to one's advantage

getting the most out of

doing an injustice to

deriving benefit from

obtaining an advantage from

reaping the benefit of

living off the backs of

dumping on

withholding rights from

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Verb

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Present participle for to deceive or fool someone

victimising^UK

victimizing^US

taking to the cleaners

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

pulling a fast one on

chiseling^US

chiselling^UK

leading up the garden path

leading down the garden path

selling down the river

stitching up

milking

outsmarting

giving someone a bum steer

playing someone false

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

selling a bill of goods

throwing off the scent

putting on the wrong track

running a game on

jipping

worsting

getting the better of

screwing over

balking^US

leading up garden path

figuring out

selling a bill of goods to

baulking^UK

giving the wrong impression

pulling someone's leg

putting on an act

putting on false front

double dealing

running rings round

playing trick on

putting up smoke screen

giving wrong information to

doing someone in the eye

making rings round

going back on

sending on a wild goose chase

weaseling^US

weaselling^UK

beating around the bush

worming one's way out of

slipping out

slipping something over on

bending the rules

stacking the cards

stretching the rules

pulling something funny

hitting below the belt

going one better than

putting one over

putting someone up to something

splitting

biasing^US

biassing^UK

penalising^UK

penalizing^US

playing fast and loose with

giving the runaround

sending on a wild-goose chase

making somebody look an idiot

making a monkey out of

twisting around your little finger

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“He helped disguise loans as sales in order to boost the company's revenue and thereby deceive the public as well as government regulators.”

Verb

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Present participle for to be unfaithful to one's regular spouse or partner

playing someone false

stepping out

“She did not truly believe that her husband would ever deceive her with another woman.”

Verb

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Present participle for to tell a lie or something that is untrue

shoveling^US

shovelling^UK

departing from the truth

inventing a story

making up a story

forswearing oneself

not telling the truth

telling a terminological inexactitude

telling a fib

creating fiction

speaking with forked tongue

telling a little white lie

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

pulling someone's leg

bearing false witness

saying something untrue

perjuring oneself

putting on the wrong track

breaking promise

throwing off the scent

putting up a front

putting on

sending on a wild goose chase

creating out of thin air

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Verb

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Present participle for to conceal or disguise (one's thoughts, feelings, or character)

going through the motions

making a pretense

making a show

putting on a false front

presenting a false face

presenting a false front

putting up a smoke screen

passing oneself off as

minimizing^US

giving the appearance of

minimising^UK

putting up a smokescreen

keeping under your hat

going through the motions of

putting on a false display

sweeping under the rug

sweeping under the carpet

giving a false identity to

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Verb

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Present participle for stretch the truth

Verb

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Present participle for to cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover

Verb

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Present participle for to misrepresent something, typically to deceive

distorting

misrepresenting

biasing^US

biassing^UK

colouring^UK

coloring^US

quoting out of context

putting a spin on

taking out of context

trumping up

putting the wrong slant on

giving a false account of

giving a false idea of

dramatizing^US

dramatising^UK

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Verb

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Present participle for to alter or misrepresent

colouring^UK

coloring^US

giving a false picture of

Verb

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Present participle for to make a false show or pretense of

Verb

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Present participle for to demonstrate or expose to the falsehood of something

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