Deceiver (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who leads you to believe something that is not true.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The politician was accused of being a deceiver, making promises he had no intention of keeping to win the election.
- She felt betrayed when she discovered her boyfriend was a deceiver, hiding his true intentions behind a charming smile.
- The company's advertising campaign was deemed misleading, making them a deceiver in the eyes of the consumer protection agency.
- The used car salesman was a deceiver, selling vehicles with hidden problems to unsuspecting buyers.
- The cult leader was a deceiver, using manipulation and coercion to control his followers and keep them in the dark about his true motives.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Four-flusher
- Scammer
- Pretender
- Fraud
- Fake
- Grifter
- Slyboots
- Double-dealer
- Phony
- Steerer
- Phoney
- Imitator
- Charlatan
- Faker
- Dissembler
- Chiseller
- Gouger
- Defalcator
- Peculator
- Straw Man
- Wangler
- Sham
- Prevaricator
- Fox
- Counterfeiter
- Dissimulator
- Chiseler
- Figurehead
- Two-timer
- Pseud
- Betrayer
- Traitor
- Impostor
- Defrauder
- Strawman
- Shammer
- Front
- Pseudo
- Role Player
- Nominal Head