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misrepresentation(noun, cover, line, dishonesty, deceit)
9
scam(noun, cheat, trick, twist, speed)
8
bluff(noun, fake, cheat, trick, deceit)
8
dishonesty(noun, craft, cheat, trick, twist)
8
equivocation(noun, cover, lie, mistake, dishonest)
8
evasion(noun, cover, trick, lie, mistake)
8
knavery(noun, cheat, speed, ripoff, zeal)
8
lie(noun, cover, line, trick, display)
8
lying(noun, cover, line, lie, dishonest)
7
craftiness(noun, trick, dishonest, dishonesty, cunning)
7
deceitfulness(noun, act, honest, practice, dishonest)
7
fake(noun, adjective, catch, cheat, trick)
7
falsehood(noun, trick, lie, mistake, dishonest)
7
falseness(noun, lie, sham, dishonesty, treachery)
7
flimflam(noun, cheat, trick, twist, charm)
7
intrigue(noun, trick, dishonesty, trickery, ruse)
7
machination(noun, trick, dishonesty, cunning, trickery)
7
manoeuvre
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pretense(noun, cover, show, catch, fake)
7
shenanigans(noun, trick, dishonesty, fraud, deceit)
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