outright deception
Frequency: 7.57.0 per million words
A direct and unambiguous deception, not subtle.
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Examples (10)
- He wasn't sure whether it was an act of carelessness or an act of outright deception.
- The advertisement was not a simple mistake; it was outright deception designed to mislead consumers.
- What the salesman told us about the car's history was outright deception.
- The politician's promises were later revealed to be nothing more than outright deception.
- Discovering the hidden bank account was an act of outright deception within their marriage.
- The jury found him guilty of outright deception in his financial dealings.
- It's one thing to exaggerate, but this is outright deception.
- The magic trick relied on clever misdirection, not outright deception.
- She couldn't believe her trusted friend was capable of such outright deception.
- The company's claims about its product's effectiveness were condemned as outright deception.