The meaning of Deceitful

verb

Act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage.

Usage examples:

She always cheats at cards

noun

A person who behaves dishonestly in order to gain an advantage.

Usage examples:

Athletes who abide by the rules are up against cheats with a distinct advantage.

adjective

Clever at achieving one's aims by indirect or deceitful methods.

Usage examples:

A crafty crook faked an injury to escape from prison

adjective

Skillful in argument but likely to be dishonest

Usage examples:

A crafty lawyer

verb

Deliberately cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, especially for personal gain.

Usage examples:

I didn't intend to deceive people into thinking it was french champagne

verb

Present participle of deceive

Usage examples:

The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones., the sound of the door closing…

adjective

Behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy, deceitful, or insincere way.

Usage examples:

He was a dishonest hypocrite prepared to exploit his family

adjective

Not honest

Usage examples:

He’s been dishonest with us, and i’ll never trust him again.

adjective

Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.

Usage examples:

He was being somewhat disingenuous as well as cynical

adjective

Slightly dishonest; not speaking the complete truth

Usage examples:

A disingenuous compliment

verb

Conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs.

Usage examples:

An honest, sincere person with no need to dissemble

noun

The act of cheating or tricking someone by hiding your real intentions

Usage examples:

Several high-ranking officials were named in the scandal, accused of fraud and double dealing.

adjective

Deceitful.

Usage examples:

A duplicitous philanderer

adjective

Involving duplicity

Usage examples:

A duplicitous traitor/spy/politician

adjective

Not according with truth or fact; incorrect.

Usage examples:

He was feeding false information to his customers

adjective

(of things) not real, but made to look real, or (of information) not true but made to seem true in order to deceive

Usage examples:

Haban used false identification to enter france., the company presented clients with documents cont…

adjective

Not true or correct

Usage examples:

It is an offense to give false information on your application form., the wanted man is known to be…

adjective

Not expressing genuine feelings.

Usage examples:

She flashed him an insincere smile

adjective

Not feeling, believing, or meaning something although you pretend to; not sincere

Usage examples:

An insincere promise/offer, there’s often a bit of insincerity in these speeches.

verb

Present participle of lie1.

adjective

Present participle of lie2.

verb

(of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface.

Usage examples:

The body lay face downwards on the grass

adjective

Not to be trusted

Usage examples:

He’s a two-faced cheater.

adjective

Acting or done in a secret or dishonest way.

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Underhand dealings

adjective

(done) by moving the arm from back to front with the hand below shoulder level and with the inner part of the hand facing forward

Usage examples:

An underhand toss

adjective

Done secretly, and sometimes dishonestly, in order to achieve an advantage

Usage examples:

This is an underhand attempt to resume commercial whaling., insurers have been accused of using und…

adjective

(of a person or their behaviour) not acting in accordance with moral principles.

Usage examples:

An unprincipled womanizer

adjective

Having or showing no moral rules or standards of good behavior

Usage examples:

An unprincipled politician

adjective

Having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair.

Usage examples:

Unscrupulous landlords might be tempted to harass existing tenants

adjective

Willing to lie or cheat to succeed

Usage examples:

An unscrupulous salesman

adjective

Behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want

Usage examples:

Unscrupulous dealers/employers/operators counterfeit documents make it easier for unscrupulous empl…

adjective

Not able to be relied on as honest or truthful.

Usage examples:

Thomas considered her to be devious and untrustworthy

adjective

Saying or consisting of something that is false or incorrect.

Usage examples:

Companies issuing untruthful recruitment brochures

adjective

Not telling the truth completely, or containing or telling lies

Usage examples:

He claimed that the report was inaccurate, untruthful, and incomplete., we are all very upset by th…