100 entries under deception topic. ×

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casuistry(noun, cover, line, mistake)
7
delusion(noun, cover, line, trick)
5
fallacy(noun, cover, line, lie)
5
falsity(noun, dishonesty, falseness, inaccuracy)
5
speciousness(noun, cover, line, lie)
4
deceit(noun, cover, line, cheat)
4
dishonesty(noun, cheat, deceit, falsehood)
3
duplicity(noun, cover, line, dishonesty)
3
equivocation(noun, cover, mistake, dishonesty)
3
falsehood(noun, mistake, dishonesty, error)
3
fraudulence(noun, cheat, fraud, deceit)
3
sophism(noun, mistake, dishonesty, error)
2
figment(noun, vision, fantasy, falsehood)
2
hallucination(noun, vision, fantasy, illusion)
2
illusion(noun, mistake, vision, error)
2
mirage(noun, vision, fantasy, illusion)
2
phantasm(noun, vision, fantasy, illusion)
2
prevarication(noun, cover, line, dishonesty)
2
self-deception(noun, vision, fantasy, illusion)
2
sophistry(noun, cover, line, trick)
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