Synonyms for deceitfulness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-seet-fuhl
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈsit fəl


Définition of deceitfulness

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from deceit + -ful. Related: Deceitfully; deceitfulness.
  • noun craftiness
Example sentences :
  • But Sapphira was "hardened through the deceitfulness of sin."
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • I thought I was a child of God, but the deceitfulness of riches has choked the word.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • “I call it deceitfulness, Thekla,” said her mother decidedly.
  • Extract from : « Clare Avery » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • You're full of deceitfulness' (here she kissed him between the eyes and set him down).
  • Extract from : « The Talking Horse » by F. Anstey
  • We have a sad illustration of the deceitfulness of sin in the response of the bride.
  • Extract from : « Union And Communion » by J. Hudson Taylor
  • This is what comes of deceitfulness and keeping things from your husband.
  • Extract from : « Ship's Company, The Entire Collection » by W.W. Jacobs
  • She arrived, inveighing against the deceitfulness of the human race.
  • Extract from : « Mrs. Craddock » by W. Somerset Maugham
  • The vanity of the world, and deceitfulness of all earthly things.
  • Extract from : « A Christian Directory (Part 2 of 4) » by Richard Baxter
  • All these are illustrations of Jesuss teaching about the deceitfulness of riches.
  • Extract from : « The Bible and Life » by Edwin Holt Hughes
  • At dinner I hardly said a word, I was so enraged at this deceitfulness.
  • Extract from : « A Young Girl's Diary » by An Anonymous Young Girl

Antonyms for deceitfulness

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