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Detailed Synonyms for deceitful in English

deceitful:

deceitful adj

  1. deceitful
  2. deceitful
  3. deceitful
    – marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another 1
    deceitful; double-tongued; ambidextrous; double-dealing; two-faced; double-faced; Janus-faced; duplicitous
    – marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another 1
  4. deceitful
    – intended to deceive 1
    deceitful; fraudulent; fallacious
    – intended to deceive 1
    • deceitful adj
      • deceitful advertising1
      • smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice1
    • fraudulent adj
      • a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes1
    • fallacious adj
      • fallacious testimony1

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Related Definitions for "deceitful":

  1. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another1
    • she was a deceitful scheming little thing1
  2. intended to deceive1
    • deceitful advertising1
    • smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice1