- Definitions|3
- Thesaurus|1.9k
- Abbreviations|0
86 entries under pretense topic. ×
| trick(noun, plan, catch, fake, cheat) | |
| deceit(noun, craft, act, cover, fake) | |
| subterfuge(noun, craft, catch, trick, honest) | |
| ruse(noun, craft, catch, trick, honest) | |
| fraud(noun, fake, cheat, trick, twist) | |
| hoax(noun, fake, cheat, trick, twist) | |
| duplicity(noun, craft, act, cover, line) | |
| dissimulation(noun, craft, cover, line, cheat) | |
| double-dealing(noun, act, cheat, trick, honest) | |
| imposture(noun, catch, fake, cheat, trick) | |
| hypocrisy(noun, trick, display, lie, dishonest) | |
| cheat(noun, verb, trick, speed, copy) | |
| sham(noun, fake, cheat, trick, copy) | |
| dissembling(noun, display, lie, fraud) | |
| con(noun, cover, line, cheat, trick) | |
| feint(noun, catch, trick, honest, twist) | |
| dishonesty(noun, craft, cheat, trick, twist) | |
| lie(noun, cover, line, trick, display) | |
| deceitfulness(noun, act, honest, practice, dishonest) | |
| fake(noun, adjective, catch, cheat, trick) |
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