85 entries under deception topic. ×

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ambiguity(noun, cover, clear, uncertainty)
16
evasion(noun, cover, escape, lie)
15
prevarication(noun, cover, clear, line)
7
deceit(noun, cover, lie, mistake)
7
fallacy(noun, cover, line, lie)
7
lie(noun, cover, shift, escape)
7
sophistry(noun, cover, shift, escape)
6
ambiguousness(noun, deceit, obscurity, indirectness)
6
casuistry(noun, cover, mistake, error)
6
fib(noun, cover, line, lie)
6
indefiniteness(noun, doubt, uncertainty, deceit)
5
cavil(noun, lie, mistake, error)
5
delusion(noun, cover, mistake, error)
5
distortion(noun, cover, line, lie)
5
perversion(noun, mistake, error, reasoning)
5
sophism(noun, slip, shift, escape)
5
vagueness(noun, cover, doubt, uncertainty)
4
avoidance(noun, escape, excuse, dodge)
4
dissimulation(noun, cover, lie, sham)
4
falsehood(noun, line, lie, mistake)
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