deceits
Acts of dishonesty
Deceits is the plural of deceit, referring to multiple instances of dishonesty or acts designed to mislead.
While deceit as an abstract noun names the practice of deceiving in general, deceits points to specific lies, tricks, or deceptive maneuvers: The investigation uncovered a series of deceits spanning years.
The word often appears in contexts where someone catalogs wrongs or builds a case against a deceiver: His small deceits eventually added up to a pattern of fraud.
Deliberate untruths
- falsehoodsDeliberate untruths
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- deceptionsDeliberate acts of misleading
- fraudsDeceptive acts or impostors
schemes · cons · ruses · ploys · stratagems · subterfuges · machinations · duplicities
Deliberate violation of trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- perfidyDeliberate breach of trust
faithlessness · unfaithfulness · broken promises · affairs · cheating · two-timing · sellouts · double-crossing
Outward visible aspects
- facadesMisleading external appearances
- masksFace-covering disguises
- disguisesConcealing altered appearances
- pretensesFalse outward appearances
charades · smokescreens · mirages · veneer · camouflage · masquerade · imposture · theater
Refusal to accept reality
- rationalizationInventing acceptable motives afterward
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
- wishful thinkingBelief shaped by desire
- blind spotsUnperceived areas of awareness
willful ignorance · cognitive dissonance · justification · excuse-making · fantasy · self-lies · avoidance · illusions
lies
Deliberate untruths
- falsehoodsDeliberate untruths
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- deceptionsDeliberate acts of misleading
frauds · schemes · cons · ruses · ploys · stratagems · subterfuges · machinations · duplicities · artifices
treachery
Deliberate violation of trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
perfidy · faithlessness · unfaithfulness · broken promises · affairs · cheating · two-timing · sellouts · double-crossing · breach of trust
appearances
Outward visible aspects
- facadesMisleading external appearances
- masksFace-covering disguises
- disguisesConcealing altered appearances
pretenses · charades · smokescreens · mirages · veneer · camouflage · masquerade · imposture · theater · simulation
denial
Refusal to accept reality
- rationalizationInventing acceptable motives afterward
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
- wishful thinkingBelief shaped by desire
blind spots · willful ignorance · cognitive dissonance · justification · excuse-making · fantasy · self-lies · avoidance · illusions · rose-colored glasses
deceitstruths
Accurate statements about reality
honesty · verities · facts · accuracies · truthfulness
deceitsintegrity
Moral soundness and consistency
probity · honor · uprightness · good faith · rectitude
deceitsdisclosures
Acts of revealing information
revelations · openness · transparency · frankness · confessions
- deceitful practicesDeliberately misleading conduct
- romantic deceitLying within courtship
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