- Definitions|3
- Thesaurus|1.9k
- Abbreviations|0
508 entries under noun topic. ×
| scam(cheat, trick, twist, speed) | |
| bluff(fake, cheat, trick, deceit) | |
| dishonesty(craft, cheat, trick, twist) | |
| equivocation(cover, lie, mistake, dishonest) | |
| evasion(cover, trick, lie, mistake) | |
| knavery(cheat, speed, ripoff, zeal) | |
| lie(cover, line, trick, display) | |
| lying(cover, line, lie, dishonest) | |
| craftiness(trick, dishonest, dishonesty, cunning) | |
| deceitfulness(act, honest, practice, dishonest) | |
| fake(adjective, catch, cheat, trick) | |
| falsehood(trick, lie, mistake, dishonest) | |
| falseness(lie, sham, dishonesty, treachery) | |
| flimflam(cheat, trick, twist, charm) | |
| intrigue(trick, dishonesty, trickery, ruse) | |
| machination(trick, dishonesty, cunning, trickery) | |
| manoeuvre | |
| pretense(cover, show, catch, fake) | |
| shenanigans(trick, dishonesty, fraud, deceit) | |
| sophistry(cover, line, trick, talk) |
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