Antonyms for deceived

Grammar : Adj

Spell : dih-seev

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈsiv

Definition of deceived

Origin : c.1300, from Old French decevoir (12c., Modern French décevoir) "to deceive," from Latin decipere "to ensnare, take in, beguile, cheat," from de- "from" or pejorative + capere "to take" (see capable). Related: Deceived; deceiver; deceiving.

adj led astray
adj led into an erroneous conclusion
adj cheated

Example sentences :

Feeling sure that there was no one on the island but himself, he thought he was deceived.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

"I suspect that I have been deceived," said Mr. Morgan, gravely.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

They replied, without hesitation, that they were certain of it; that they could not be deceived.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

For my part, I should have been deceived this time, and sworn that the two were but one.
Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire

They knew very well that this was their Sacred Stone and that the priests had deceived them.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

I deceived myself, you will say, as I have often myself said.
Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson

For you have deceived me with lies all these years even me—and are not fit to live!
Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson

A pretence is a thing that deceives, and I have never been deceived.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

Burnham remarked, much too casually to have deceived anybody but old Sam.
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

In one particular, we felt, for a time, that we had been deceived.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

Synonyms for deceived

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