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- Dictionaryde·ceit·ful/dəˈsētf(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. guilty of or involving deceit; deceiving or misleading others: "such an act would have been deceitful and irresponsible" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of DECEITFUL is having a tendency or disposition to deceive or give false impressions. How to use deceitful in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Deceitful.
dishonest or hiding the truth: deceitful behaviour. He never struck me as deceitful before. See. deceit. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. deceiving others and not telling the truth. dishonest The press called out the campaign's dishonest tactics. untrustworthy He made the mistake of basing his news story on an untrustworthy source.
If you say that someone is deceitful, you mean that they behave in a dishonest way by making other people believe something that is not true. The ambassador called the report deceitful and misleading.
Do you like to tell lies? Then you're deceitful — someone who's untrustworthy, two-faced, or fraudulent. Being called deceitful is not a compliment: deceitful words are misleading and deceitful people tend to lie or deceive others. You can say a corrupt business is deceitful, and a two-faced politician is deceitful.
Define deceitful. deceitful synonyms, deceitful pronunciation, deceitful translation, English dictionary definition of deceitful. adj. 1. Given to cheating or deceiving. 2. Deliberately misleading; deceptive. See Synonyms at dishonest. de·ceit′ful·ly adv. de·ceit′ful·ness n.
Definition of deceitful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DECEITFUL meaning: not honest making or trying to make someone believe something that is not true.
intended to deceive; misleading; fraudulent: a deceitful action. Synonyms: fallacious, illusory. Antonyms: genuine. deceitful. / dɪˈsiːtfʊl / adjective. full of deceit.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective deceitful mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective deceitful. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
If you say that someone is deceitful, you mean that they behave in a dishonest way by making other people believe something that is not true. More Synonyms of 'deceitful'
