Synonyms & related words for duplicity

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of duplicity — including doubleness, deceit, deceitfulness, perfidy, treacherousness, dishonesty. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to duplicity

Explore words related to duplicity — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include fraudulence, duplicitousness, duplicitous, disingenuousness, deceptiveness, mendacity, deception, insincerity. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for duplicity

Common synonyms for duplicity include doubleness, deceit, deceitfulness, perfidy, treacherousness, dishonesty, treachery, dissimulation — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does duplicity come from?

The word duplicity breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: du-, from Latin duo (“two”); and -plic, from Latin plico (“fold”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.