Self-deceptive is a term used to describe individuals who engage in self-delusion and fail to acknowledge or accept reality. Synonyms for the term include self-deluding, self-misleading, self-fooling, and self-cheating. These terms describe individuals who intentionally deceive themselves or are unconscious of their actions. Someone who is self-deluding is deceiving themselves by clinging to false beliefs, while a self-misleading person is leading themselves astray from the truth. A self-fooling person is unaware that they are deceiving themselves, and someone who is self-cheating is intentionally sabotaging themselves. Although these terms share a similar meaning, each has a different nuance that highlights the complexity of the human mind when it comes to self-deception.