deceiving

Speech parts

1. deceiving - Noun

2. deceiving - Verb

Meaning

of Deceive

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

swindle crooked shifty cozen false lying trick misleading deception fool fraudulent hoax cheating betray cheat
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Antonyms

able good open arrant becoming actual
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Examples

Appearances often are deceiving. Aesop

Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself. Ludwig Wittgenstein

The trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar and deceiver wishes to hide. Hannah Arendt

Deceiving a deceiver is no knavery. Japanese Proverb

Appearances are deceiving. Portuguese Proverb

When a deceiving man tells you to climb a tree, tell him to climb it first. If he finds a comfortable spot you can follow him. Ghana Proverb

Close letter words and terms

deceive deceive oneself deceiver deceivingly deceivous decel