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Showing words for DECEIVING using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Deceiving

deceiving

7 Letter Words for Deceiving

deeving, deicing, digenic, evinced

6 Letter Words for Deceiving

ceding, cevine, ciding, decine, deeing, devein, device, dicing, dieing, dingee, divine, diving, edenic, endive, envied, evince, idence, incede, incide, indice, veined, venged, venice, vicine, vicing

5 Letter Words for Deceiving

deice, deign, diene, digne, dinge, dinic, eigne, eneid, genic, genie, genii, gived, givee, given, givin, gnide, iceni, icing, indic, indie, indiv, ivied, negev, neive, nidge, niece, nieve, vedic, vegie, venge, venie, viced, vinci, vined, vinic

4 Letter Words for Deceiving

cede, cedi, cene, cide, cine, cive, deen, deev, dene, deni, deve, devi, dice, dine, ding, dive, divi, eden, edge, eevn, eide, eine, ende, ened, even, geed, geic, gein, gene, gied, gien, give, iced, idee, idic, inde, ivin, need, neve, nevi, nice, nide, nidi, nied, veen, vein, vend, vice, vide, vied, vine

3 Letter Words for Deceiving

cdg, cee, cen, cid, cie, cig, civ, dec, dee, deg, dei, den, dev, die, dig, din, div, ecg, eec, eeg, een, enc, end, ene, eng, env, eve, evg, gcd, ged, gee, gen, gid, gie, gin, ice, ide, ign, inc, ind, ing, inv, ive, ned, nee, neg, nei, nid, nie, nig, vee, veg, vei, vic, vid, vie, vig, vii, vin

Definitions for Deceiving

[1] to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter.
[2] to be unfaithful to (one's spouse or lover).
[3] Archaic . to while away (time).
[4] to mislead or falsely persuade others; practice deceit: an engaging manner that easily deceives.
[5] to mislead by deliberate misrepresentation or lies
[6] to delude (oneself)
[7] to be unfaithful to (one's sexual partner)
[8] archaic to disappoint his hopes were deceived

Words related to Deceiving

deceivefool, trick, victimize, cheat, swindle, dupe, betray, disappoint, entrap, hoodwink, circumvent, falsify, defraud, delude, scam, clip, rob, ensnare, hoax, hook

Words nearby Deceiving

deceivedecedent, decedent estate, deceit, deceitful, deceivable, deceive, decelerate, decelerometer, deceleron, decem, december

Origin of Deceiving

e1250–1300; Middle English deceiven < Old French deceivre < Latin dēcipere, literally, to ensnare, equivalent to dē- de- + -cipere, combining form of capere to take

Other words from Deceiving

de·ceiv·a·ble·ness , de·ceiv·a·bil·i·ty , noun
de·ceiv·a·bly , adverb
de·ceiv·er , noun
de·ceiv·ing·ly , adverb
in·ter·de·ceive , verb, in·ter·de·ceived, in·ter·de·ceiv·ing.
non·de·ceiv·ing , adjective
pre·de·ceive , verb (used with object), pre·de·ceived, pre·de·ceiv·ing.
pre·de·ceiv·er , noun
re·de·ceive , verb (used with object), re·de·ceived, re·de·ceiv·ing.
well-de·ceived , adjective

Word origin for Deceiving

eC13: from Old French deceivre, from Latin dēcipere to ensnare, cheat, from capere to take

Synonyms for Deceiving

betray, cheat, circumvent, defraud, delude, disappoint, dupe, entrap, falsify, fool, hoodwink, swindle, trick, victimize, bamboozle, beat, beguile, bilk, buffalo, burn, clip, con, cozen, ensnare, fake, fleece, gouge, gull, hoax, hook, humbug, outwit, rob, scam, screw, sell, skin, beat out of, cross up, double-cross, impose upon, lead on, play joke on, pull fast one, put on, suck in, take advantage of, take for, take for ride, take in, take to cleaners