deceitful
[adjective]
Synonyms: dishonest, deceptive, false, fraudulent, sneaky, treacherous, two-faced, untrustworthy

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Antonyms: trustworthy
Contrasted words: assuring, convincing, reassuring
Related Words: artful, crafty, cunning, foxy, guileful, insidious, sly, tricky, wily, clandestine, furtive, stealthy, underhand, underhanded, deceptive, delusive, delusory, misleading

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de‧ceit‧ful /dɪˈsiːtfəl/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: deceit, deceiver, deception; adjective: deceitful, deceptive; verb: deceive; adverb: deceptively]
someone who is deceitful tells lies in order to get what they want:
His manner was sly and deceitful.
—deceitfully adverb:
His lawyer argued that his client had not acted deceitfully.
—deceitfulness noun [uncountable]

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