- Types Of Speech
- You can use deceive as a verb in a sentence.
- About Deceive
- A 2 syllables verb and 7 letters with the letters c, d, e, i, and v, 3 consonants, 4 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter e. Deceive starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters d, de, dec, dece, decei, and the ending characters are e, ve, ive, eive, ceive, ..
- Definition
- Cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Deceive is set as a sat word that starts with d, ends with e, 2 syllables, 4 vowels and 7 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is deceive a scrabble word? A 13 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Deceive in Pig Latin is said as "eceiveday or eceivedway".
- Unigram
- d | e | c | e | i | v | e
- Bigram
- de | ec | ce | ei | iv | ve
- Trigram
- dec | ece | cei | eiv | ive
- Quadrigram
- dece | ecei | ceiv | eive
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- cause someone to believe an untruth;
"The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" - be false to;
be dishonest with
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Amplify | increase the volume of "amplify sound" |
Assault | a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped |
Bacchanal | a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity |
Bacchanalia | a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity |
Bamboozle | conceal one''s true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" |
Beat | the act of beating to windward sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing |
Beat Around The Bush | |
Becharm | attract cause to be enamored "She captured all the men''s hearts" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Deceive
Antonym | Definition |
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Undeceive | free from deception or illusion |
Anagram | Definition |
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Deceive | cause someone to believe an untruth "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" |
View English words with the unique letters used in deceive. Words With The Letters Cdeiv
Word | Definition |
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Beguiler | a person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness) |
Betrayer | a person who says one thing and does another |
Cheat | a deception for profit to yourself |
Cheater | someone who leads you to believe something that is not true |
Deceit | the act of deceiving |
Deceiver | someone who leads you to believe something that is not true |
Deception | an illusory feat considered magical by naive observers |
Dissembling | the act of deceiving |
Dissimulation | the act of deceiving |
Double Crosser |
Word | Definition |
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Misinform | give false or misleading information to |
Mislead | give false or misleading information to |
Word | Definition |
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Bamboozle | conceal one''s true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" |
Befool | fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can''t fool me!" |
Cod | major food fish of arctic and cold-temperate waters |
Dupe | a person who is tricked or swindled |
Fool | a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of |
Gull | mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs |
Hoodwink | conceal one''s true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" |
Impersonate | pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar''s daughter" |
Lead By The Nose | |
Personate | attribute human qualities to something; "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous" |
View All Hyponyms For Deceive
Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
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Device (6 letters) | 12 | 14 | device | ||
Caviidae (8 letters) | 14 +1 | 16 +1 | aacdeiiv | ||
Advice (6 letters) | 12 | 14 | advice | ||
Deceive (7 letters) | 13 | 15 | deceive | ||
Vedic (5 letters) | 11 | 13 | vedic | ||
Deceived (8 letters) | 15 +2 | 17 +2 | deceived |
Deceive Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With D
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters