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136 entries under dishonesty topic. ×
| falseness(noun, lie, sham, treachery) | |
| flimflam(noun, cheat, trick, twist, charm) | |
| intrigue(noun, trick, trickery, ruse) | |
| machination(noun, trick, cunning, trickery) | |
| pretense(noun, cover, show, catch, fake) | |
| shenanigans(noun, trick, fraud, deceit) | |
| sophistry(noun, cover, line, trick, talk) | |
| untruth(noun, lie, mistake, dishonest, sham) | |
| craft(noun, trick, skill, cunning) | |
| falsity(noun, display, lie, sham) | |
| prevarication(noun, cover, line, lie, dishonest) | |
| sharp practice(noun, expression, craft, cheat, speed) | |
| snow job(noun, expression, cheat, trick, ripoff) | |
| dupery(noun, cheat, speed, ripoff, zeal) | |
| maneuver(noun, catch, trick, honest, twist) | |
| shift(noun, plan, trick, treachery) | |
| spoof(noun, fix, wrong, trick, copy) | |
| betrayal(noun, dishonest, treachery, fraud) | |
| deceptiveness(noun, cover, line, cheat, lie) | |
| defrauding(noun, treachery, fraud, duplicity) |
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