Trust And Honesty Vocabulary

verb to cause someone to believe something that is not true

adjective giving a false impression

• The magician was skilled at deceiving the audience with his sleight of hand tricks.
• I can't believe she was deceiving us this whole time about her true intentions.
• I thought he was my friend, but he was just deceiving me the whole time.
• The calm surface of the lake was deceiving, hiding the strong currents below.

adjective not honest; disingenuous or deceitful

• The businessman was accused of being dishonest in his financial dealings.
• I can't trust him, he's always being dishonest about everything.
• She's such a snake, always being dishonest to get what she wants.
• His dishonesty was like a dark cloud hanging over the company's reputation.