139 entries under deception topic. ×
| gimmick(noun, action, plan, play, trick) | |
| guile(noun, twist, skill, swindle) | |
| hanky-panky(noun, fix, trick, swindle) | |
| hoaxing(noun, fix, trick, swindle) | |
| hoodwinking(deceit, trickery, hoax, scam) | |
| hosing(cheat, trick, swindle, sham) | |
| inveiglement(noun, force, influence, trick) | |
| jazz(noun, fix, trick, swindle) | |
| ploy(cause, trick, fraud, excuse) | |
| pretend(cheat, trick, deceive, fraud) | |
| pretense(cause, trick, sham, fraud) | |
| pretext(cause, trick, sham, fraud) | |
| put-on(noun, fix, trick, swindle) | |
| scheme(noun, verb, move, cause, direct) | |
| setup(noun, action, plan, play, trick) | |
| shakedown(trick, swindle, sham, hoax) | |
| sharp practice(noun, expression, dishonesty, fraud) | |
| skunk(deceit, trickery, hoax, scam) | |
| smoke(fraud, deceit, pretense, trickery) | |
| song(cover, line, lie, stall) |
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