Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun deceit

3 senses of deceit

Sense 1
fraudulence, deceit -- (the quality of being fraudulent)
       => dishonesty -- (the quality of being dishonest)

Sense 2
misrepresentation, deceit, deception -- (a misleading falsehood)
       => falsehood, falsity, untruth -- (a false statement)

Sense 3
deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation -- (the act of deceiving)
       => falsification, misrepresentation -- (a willful perversion of facts)