deceptious C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /dɪˈsɛpʃəs/ UK /dɪˈsepʃəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj tending to deceive; deceptive (archaic) Beware his deceptious promises of easy riches. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · tending to deceive;... deceptivedeceitfulmisleadingfallaciousdelusive ↔ Opposites truthfulcandidhonest Word family Related forms deceptiondeceptivedeceive Etymology AI details Archaic formation from Latin dēceptus (past participle of dēcipere 'to deceive') plus -ious. Dēcipere is from de- plus capere ('to take'). dēcipere Latin capere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # deceptious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /dɪˈsɛpʃəs/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈsepʃəs/ ## Meanings 1. tending to deceive; deceptive (archaic) ## Examples - Beware his deceptious promises of easy riches. ## Synonyms - deceptive - deceitful - misleading - fallacious - delusive ## Antonyms - truthful - candid - honest ## Related Forms - deception - deceptive - deceive ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dēcipere - Root: capere ## Etymology Archaic formation from Latin dēceptus (past participle of dēcipere 'to deceive') plus -ious. Dēcipere is from de- plus capere ('to take'). ## AI Etymology Deceptious has the etymological history Archaic formation from Latin dēceptus (past participle of dēcipere 'to deceive') plus -ious. Dēcipere is from de- plus capere ('to take'). The ancestry passes through Latin dēcipere and Latin capere. The prefix de- often marks removal, reversal, or downward motion in Latin formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as an adjective, it means "tending to deceive; deceptive (archaic)", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include deception, deceptive, and deceive. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown