deceit
The act of tricking someone by lying or hiding the truth.
deceit in a sentence
- The fox's deceit fooled every one of the hens.
- When the deceit was discovered, the cheat was banned from the competition.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to deceit?
- Atrickery
- Btruth
- Chonesty
- Dsincerity
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A: trickery. The other three mean the opposite of deceit.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to deceit?
- Ahonesty
- Blying
- Ctrickery
- Ddishonesty
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A: honesty. The other three mean nearly the same as deceit.
Words that mean something similar
trickery, dishonesty, lying
Words that mean the opposite
honesty, truth, sincerity
More words about behaviour & manners
- deceive: To trick someone into believing something that is not true.
- decline: To politely say no to something you have been offered.
- dedicate: To give your time and effort to something because it matters to you.
- defiant: Refusing to do what you are told.
- deliberate: Done on purpose, not by accident.
- demure: Quiet, shy and very well-behaved.
- deprive: To take away something that a person needs.
- deter: To put someone off doing something.
More words to explore
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