as in tricked
to cause to believe what is untrue
he went to great lengths to deceive his family about the nature of his new job at the mall
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Recent Examples of deceived
Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
With scams falsely promising high returns and low risk, fraudsters deceived high-net-worth individuals into making investments.
—Frank Teruel, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Honestly describing the role of AI builds trust and prevents the audience from feeling deceived.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Verb
Durin the Elder, faced with this dread nightmare, realizes he’s been deceived and takes off the Ring.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
With scams falsely promising high returns and low risk, fraudsters deceived high-net-worth individuals into making investments.
—Frank Teruel, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Honestly describing the role of AI builds trust and prevents the audience from feeling deceived.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceived
Adjective
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Earlier this morning, abusive and deluded homeless man dressed in white was shouting up and down our street, blowing on trumpet.Jay Martel, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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The premise is a lot better than the execution, though, despite Harrelson’s ability to bring out the sweetness and decency in a deluded fool who can only communicate with the world through his love of graphic novels.Tim Grierson, Vulture, 14 July 2024
Verb
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Don't be fooled by its glitzy bottle.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
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Don't be fooled — Charli xcx and George Daniel haven't walked down the aisle just yet.Hedy Phillips, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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No one likes to believe they can be misled by authority, but history tells us otherwise.Mark Travers, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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The company is embroiled in numerous lawsuits over the features, including from Tesla investors who claim they were misled.Andy Kalmowitz, Quartz, 1 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Between the lines: Republicans have argued vigorously that the apostrophe placed in the transcript is erroneous and that Biden was actually criticizing individual Trump voters.Andrew Solender, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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The billionaire responded to reports that he would not be invited to the U.K.’s investment summit with false claims about the release of prisoners in the country, following a trend of erroneous and inflammatory comments directed at the U.K. in recent months.Chloe Berger, Fortune Europe, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Deceived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceived. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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