86 entries under cunning topic. ×

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trick(noun, plan, catch, fake, cheat)
32
artifice(noun, craft, plan, catch, trick)
27
deceit(noun, craft, act, cover, fake)
27
trickery(noun, craft, catch, fake, cheat)
27
stratagem(noun, craft, plan, catch, trick)
27
subterfuge(noun, craft, catch, trick, honest)
25
ruse(noun, craft, catch, trick, honest)
23
fraud(noun, fake, cheat, trick, twist)
23
chicanery(noun, craft, catch, fake, cheat)
22
hoax(noun, fake, cheat, trick, twist)
21
duplicity(noun, craft, act, cover, line)
21
dissimulation(noun, craft, cover, line, cheat)
18
dodge(noun, catch, cheat, trick, honest)
18
guile(noun, act, honest, practice, dishonest)
17
wile(noun, catch, cheat, trick, honest)
15
device(noun, plan, catch, trick, honest)
12
cheating(noun, cheat, trick, twist, charm)
12
trap(noun, catch, fake, trick, sham)
11
chicane(noun, catch, fake, cheat, trick)
11
treachery(noun, craft, cheat, ripoff, dishonest)
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