5
gyp(noun, fix, wrong, fake, trick)
5
hocus-pocus(noun, fancy, cheat, trick, confusion)
5
magic trick(noun, expression, idiom)
5
maneuver(noun, catch, trick, honest, twist)
5
masquerade(noun, trick, sham, con, disguise)
5
mirage(noun, fancy, confusion, impression, image)
5
rip-off(noun, fix, wrong, cheat, trick)
5
shift(noun, plan, trick, dishonesty, treachery)
5
show(noun, cover, colour, face, color)
5
spoof(noun, fix, wrong, trick, copy)
4
betrayal(noun, dishonest, dishonesty, treachery, fraud)
4
catch(noun, fake, trick, sport, trap)
4
counterfeit(noun, adjective, fake, trick, copy)
4
deceptiveness(noun, cover, line, cheat, lie)
4
defrauding(noun, dishonesty, treachery, fraud, duplicity)
4
disguise
4
facade(cover, show, catch, fake, trick)
4
fast one(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, cheat)
4
flam(noun, cheat, ripoff, treachery)
4
fraudulence(noun, cheat, speed, ripoff, zeal)
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