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Synonyms for deceitful
dɪˈsit fəlde·ceit·ful
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
deceitful
Vain (Latin vanus, empty) keeps the etymological idea through all changes of meaning; a vain endeavor is empty of result, or of adequate power to produce a result, a vain pretension is empty or destitute of support, a vain person has a conceit that is empty or destitute of adequate cause or reason. That which is bootless, fruitless, or profitless fails to accomplish any valuable result; that which is abortive, ineffectual, or unavailing fails to accomplish a result that it was, or was supposed to be, adapted to accomplish. That which is useless, futile, or vain is inherently incapable of accomplishing a specified result. Useless, in the widest sense, signifies not of use for any valuable purpose, and is thus closely similar to valueless and worthless. Fruitless is more final than ineffectual, as applying to the sum or harvest of endeavor. That which is useless lacks actual fitness for a purpose; that which is vain lacks imaginable fitness. Compare VACANT; OSTENTATION; PRIDE.
Compare synonyms for UTILITY.
Synonyms:
abortive, baseless, bootless, delusive, empty, fruitless, futile, idle, inconstant, ineffectual, nugatory, null, profitless, shadowy, trifling, trivial, unavailing, unimportant, unprofitable, unreal, unsatisfying, unserviceable, unsubstantial, useless, vain, vapid, visionary, worthlessAntonyms:
adequate, advantageous, beneficial, competent, effective, efficient, expedient, potent, powerful, profitable, real, serviceable, solid, sound, substantial, sufficient, useful, valid, valuable, worthy
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
deceitful
Synonyms:
deceptive, delusive, fraudulent, fallacious
Princeton's WordNet
deceitful, fallacious, fraudulentadjective
intended to deceive
"deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"
Synonyms:
double-tongued, fraudulent, two-faced, double-dealing, double-faced, ambidextrous, fallacious, duplicitous, unsoundambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tonguedadjective
marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
"she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray
Synonyms:
double-tongued, fraudulent, two-faced, double-dealing, double-faced, two-handed, ambidextrous, fallacious, duplicitous
Dictionary of English Synonymes
deceitfuladjective
Synonyms:
deceptive, delusive, illusive, illusory, fallacious
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
deceitfuladjective
Synonyms:
deceptive, illusive, insidious, fraudulent, wily, artful, disingenuous
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List of paraphrases for "deceitful":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2578 | null | |
#2964 | empty | |
#9013 | idle | |
#10226 | useless | |
#12256 | misleading | |
#12556 | trivial | |
#13230 | unreal | |
#15352 | fraudulent | |
#15690 | vain | |
#19590 | visionary | |
#20769 | worthless | |
#23246 | sly | |
#24641 | deceptive | |
#26975 | futile | |
#27285 | dishonest | |
#32026 | unimportant | |
#38689 | shadowy | |
#48116 | fruitless | |
#53805 | unsound | |
#55524 | deceitful | |
#55539 | unprofitable | |
#60134 | baseless | |
#61666 | ineffectual | |
#69037 | trifling | |
#72180 | abortive | |
#74880 | fallacious | |
#83587 | ambidextrous | |
#90731 | unsatisfying | |
#94014 | vapid | |
#109464 | unavailing | |
#118197 | duplicitous | |
#131299 | unserviceable | |
#146779 | inconstant | |
#203636 | delusive | |
#244598 | unsubstantial | |
#245515 | nugatory | |
#291737 | profitless |
How to use deceitful in a sentence?
Such deceitful news is almost a textbook example ... so others should know that things like this are possible and they should prepare for them, there is now doubt that someone was preparing for such incidents and had various scenarios in place.
This false conspiracy theory, invented by the same deceitful front groups paid to do polluters' and big tobacco’s dirty work, has been repeatedly debunked over its nearly 10-year existence, the Sierra Club has no connections to Russia or China, and proudly fights for clean energy and climate action because this is what our planet requires, our families deserve, and what the overwhelming majority of Americans across the country demand.
Even the word 'disguise' has been put out there, but it just sounds very intentional and deceitful, i just want to feel beautiful, and this is how I feel beautiful.
Last night we learned from online reports about allegations concerning Josh Duggar and then read his confession today. We are grieved by Josh’s conduct and the devastating impact of his pornography addiction and marital unfaithfulness, our hearts hurt for his family, and all those affected by Josh’s actions. His deceitful behavior harms his family, his friends, his former coworkers, and the cause he has publicly espoused.
It is quite literally the most ridiculous theory I've ever heard, that telling the voters what Donald Trump's actual record is is deceitful and lying.
Translations for deceitful
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- измамен, измамнически, неверенBulgarian
- vilpillinenFinnish
- tricheur, trompeurFrench
- mealltach, meallta, breugachScottish Gaelic
- bugiardoItalian
- רמאותHebrew
- mendāxLatin
- trapaceiro, enganadorPortuguese
- обма́нчивый, лжи́выйRussian
- vilseledandeSwedish
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