欺く|あざむくazamuku[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto deceive; to delude; to trick; to fool
   私をあざむこうとしてもむだです。↗

   It is no use trying to deceive me.
2. godan verb, transitive verbto be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")in form Ａを欺くＢ

• Synonym騙すだますNeutralThe everyday word for deceiving someone into believing something false; 「欺く」 is more literary and can also mean 'to rival', as in 「昼を欺く明るさ」.
• Synonym偽るいつわるNeutralTo lie or pretend, stating what is untrue, as in 「身分を偽る」; it stresses false statements rather than tricking someone.
• Synonym惑わすまどわすNeutralTo mislead and bewilder, stressing that the victim is left confused, as in 「人心を惑わす」.
• SynonymごまかすNeutralTo gloss over or fudge, doing something underhand so the truth does not come out; stresses covering up mistakes.
• Synonym担ぐかつぐNeutralTo carry on one's shoulder, but also to take someone for a ride as a joke, as in 「まんまと担がれた」.
• Synonym騙し込むだましこむNeutralTo skillfully trick someone, stressing that the deception succeeds; rather rare — in everyday speech 「騙す」 is enough.
• SynonymまやかすNeutralTo deceive by passing off the false as genuine; rare, with an old-fashioned flavor.
• SynonymたぶらかすNeutralTo bewitch and deceive; has an old-style air, evoking a fox spirit beguiling its prey.
• SynonymたらすCasualColloquial: to coax or seduce with sweet words; frivolous in flavor and used mostly between men and women.
• SynonymたらしこむCasualColloquial: to hook someone with smooth talk; carries a seduction nuance.
• SynonymだまくらかすCasualColloquial and slightly vulgar: to trick someone with a clever scheme; rougher in tone than 「騙す」.
• SynonymだまかすCasualA colloquial variant of 「騙す」 meaning to deceive; used less often.
• SynonymかすめるNeutralTo snatch or steal on the sly, or to graze past; stresses seizing an opening, as in 「目を掠める」.
• Synonymはめ込むはめこむNeutralTo fit or set something into place, but also to entrap someone, as in 「罠にはめ込む」.
• Related丸め込むまるめこむNeutralTo talk someone round with smooth words, stressing winning them over rather than outright deception.
• Related欺瞞ぎまんWrittenWritten noun for deception with a heavy tone, as in 「欺瞞に満ちた」; keep it to formal prose.
• Related乗せるのせるNeutralTo load or give a lift; in 「口車に乗せる」 it means leading someone on with smooth talk, i.e. deceiving them.
• Related賺すすかすNeutralTo coax or humour someone, stressing soothing them into compliance; not necessarily actual deception.
• RelatedたばかるNeutralTo plan or scheme; written 「謀る」 it means plotting to deceive, with a conspiratorial flavor.
• Related瞞着まんちゃくWrittenWritten noun for deceiving people to hide the truth; rare, with a tinge of fraud or malpractice.
• Related騙るかたるNeutralTo assume a false name or title and defraud people, as in 「名を騙る」; stresses impersonation.
• Related欺罔きもうWrittenA written term for fraud, mainly legal language; hardly used in modern Japanese.
• Antonym誠実せいじつNeutralAntonym: sincerity — honest, faithful words and deeds; the opposite of 「欺く」 in its deceiving sense.
• Antonym正直しょうじきNeutralAntonym: honesty and frankness, as in 「正直者」; the opposite of deceiving people.

Use 「欺く」 in written or formal contexts, for both deceiving and 'rivaling', as in 「敵を欺く」 and 「昼を欺く明るさ」. In everyday speech, deceiving someone is 「騙す」; lying or pretending is 「偽る」; covering up or fudging is 「誤魔化す」; impersonating someone to defraud is 「騙る」. For the opposite quality, honesty, use 「正直」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 騙だます。裏切うらぎる。
2. と見紛みまがう。に劣おとらない。