3
conspiracy(noun, involvement, graft, complicity)
3
deceiving(deception, dishonesty, fraud)
3
façade
3
imitation(noun, fake, deception, fraud, falsehood)
3
imposition(noun, practice, deception, dishonesty, fraud)
3
manoeuvre
3
overreaching(noun, practice, deception, dishonesty, treachery)
3
phoniness(noun, display, deception, lie, dishonesty)
3
ploy
3
pretence
3
sanctimony(noun, show, display, deception, lie)
3
scheme(noun, cunning, involvement, craftiness, slyness)
3
sharp practice(noun, expression, idiom, craft, cheat)
3
show(noun, trick, sham, dishonesty, con)
3
sneakiness(noun, cheat, dishonesty, treachery, cunning)
3
sophistry(noun, cover, line, deception, mistake)
3
trapping(noun, practice, deception, dishonesty, treachery)
3
two-facedness(noun, practice, display, deception, lie)
3
wiliness(noun, craft, cheat, skill, deception)
2
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