What are some opposite words for deceive?
Antonyms for deceive
dɪˈsivde·ceive
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term deceive.
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Princeton's WordNet
deceive, lead on, delude, cozenverb
be false to; be dishonest with
Antonyms:
undeceiveSynonyms:
betray, lead astray, cozen, lead on, deludedeceive, betray, lead astrayverb
cause someone to believe an untruth
"The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
Antonyms:
undeceiveSynonyms:
cuckold, cheat on, lead astray, misguide, grass, bewray, delude, give away, lead on, betray, shit, stag, shop, cozen, mislead, misdirect, wander, rat, cheat, denounce, tell on, snitch, sell, fail, lead off
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
deceiveverb
Antonyms:
undeceive, disillusionize, disabuseSynonyms:
delude, beguile, mislead, gull, impose upon, dupe, circumvent, hoodwink, bamboozle
Editors Contribution
enlighten
if to deceive is to use words to put someone into the dark about something, then to enlighten is to put someone aright about the same thing, i.e. to shed put a light on the truth about the matter.
the defense attorney used every trick in the book to deceive the jury in this kidnapping case; but when the prosecution showed a clear cctv video of the crime in progress the jury was enlightened.
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I would just hope that he has learned his lesson, not to deceive people like that. I was also about to believe him about everything due to his position. I mean, I would think that that would be a very upstanding person, and a very honest person, and that is how he presented himself. And I would just hope that this does n’t happen to any other women in the future. Just the lies and promising things that are never going to happen. There’s just no reason to drag people and their children into that.
It could be a concerted attempt to deceive.
Smugglers will try every possible way to try and get their product, or in this case live reptiles, across the border, in this occasion, the smuggler attempted to deceive CBP officers in order to bring these animals into Chad Plantz, without taking care for the health and safety of the animals. The unidentified driver was arrested for attempting to smuggle the live reptiles. He was turned over to the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement( ICE), Homeland Security investigators( HSI), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service( FWS) for further processing. The vehicle and the live reptiles were seized. The horned lizards found during the smuggling attempt at the San Ysidro border crossing last month( CBP) ARIZONA BORDER PATROL AGENT SHOOTS AND KILLS MEXICAN MIGRANT ON Chad Plantz SIDE OF THE BORDER The horned lizards and snakes were placed in a secure and safe area, and they will remain in quarantine because some species were endangered, according to the release. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP.
I hope that the police will not deceive themselves, it is a triad fight, and not a normal confrontation.
I think The Americans have built tricks into the deal to deceive us, we have to be very careful. We can't fall into their trap.
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