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   deception

   /dɪˈsɛpʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of deceiving someone: "obtaining property by deception"
   • ▪ a thing that deceives: "a range of elaborate deceptions" Similar deceitdeceitfulnessduplicitydouble-dealingfraudfraudulencecheatingtrickerydupinghoodwinkingchicaneryunderhandednessdeviousnessslynesscunningcraftcraftinesswilinessartfulnessguiledissimulationdissemblingbluffbluffinglyingpretenceartificetreacheryinformal:crookednessmonkey businessfunny businesshanky-pankyjiggery-pokerykidologymonkeyshinescodologyarchaic:managementknaverytrickstratagemdeviceruseschemedodgemanoeuvrecontrivancemachinationsubterfugecheatswindleconfidence trickshamfraudpretenceimposturehoaxfakemisrepresentationblindwileartificeTrojan horseinformal:concon trickset-upgamescamstingleg-pullflimflamwheezebuncogriftlurkrortschlenterinformal, dated:flankerarchaic:shiftfetchrig

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin deceptio(n-), from decipere ‘deceive’.

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   • Some common synonyms of deception are double-dealing, fraud, subterfuge, and trickery. While all these words mean "the acts or practices of one who...
   • In some situations, the words double-dealing and deception are roughly equivalent. However, double-dealing suggests treachery or at least action co...
   • While in some cases nearly identical to deception, fraud always implies guilt and often criminality in act or practice. // indicted for fraud
   • Although the words subterfuge and deception have much in common, subterfuge suggests the adoption of a stratagem or the telling of a lie in order t...
   • The words trickery and deception are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, trickery implies ingenious acts intended to dupe or cheat. //...

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to deception. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of deception. There was deception in the salesperson's claims. Synonyms. deceitfulness. deceptiveness. fraudulence. trickery. trickiness. duplicity. insincerity. double-dealing. treachery. cunning. Antonyms.

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   How many synonyms are there for deception?

   • More 1100 Deception Synonyms. Similar words for Deception. What is another word for Deception? Use filters to view other words, we have 1195 synonyms for deception. If you know synonyms for Deception, then you can share it or put your rating in listed similar words. Synonyms for Deception. (2016).

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   How does the noun deception differ from other similar words?

   • Some common synonyms of deception are double-dealing, fraud, subterfuge, and trickery. While all these words mean "the acts or practices of one who deliberately deceives," deception may or may not imply blameworthiness, since it may suggest cheating or merely tactical resource.

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   What is another word for deception in English?

   • Bts Quotes English. The English language has 112 words for deception, according to one count, each with a different shade of meaning: collusion, fakery, malingering, self-deception, confabulation, prevarication, exaggeration, denial. It was very lucky for me as a writer that I studied the physical sciences rather than English.

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   What are examples of deception?

   • Deception includes several types of communications or omissions that serve to distort or omit the whole truth. Examples of deception range from false statements to misleading claims in which relevant information is omitted, leading the receiver to infer false conclusions.

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