100 entries under falsehood topic. ×

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artifice(noun, craft, plan, catch, trick)
27
deceit(noun, craft, act, cover, fake)
27
trickery(noun, craft, catch, fake, cheat)
27
subterfuge(noun, craft, catch, trick, honest)
25
ruse(noun, craft, catch, trick, honest)
23
fraud(noun, fake, cheat, trick, twist)
21
duplicity(noun, craft, act, cover, line)
21
dissimulation(noun, craft, cover, line, cheat)
21
double-dealing(noun, act, cheat, trick, honest)
18
guile(noun, act, honest, practice, dishonest)
17
hypocrisy(noun, trick, display, lie, dishonest)
17
wile(noun, catch, cheat, trick, honest)
14
illusion(noun, fancy, trick, belief, impression)
13
sham(noun, fake, cheat, trick, copy)
12
cheating(noun, cheat, trick, twist, charm)
11
treachery(noun, craft, cheat, ripoff, dishonest)
10
delusion(noun, cover, line, trick, confusion)
9
fallacy(noun, cover, line, trick, confusion)
9
mendacity(noun, lie, dishonest, sham, dishonesty)
9
misrepresentation(noun, cover, line, dishonesty, deceit)
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