| appearance(cause, con, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| artful dodge(expression, idiom, deception) |
| cheating(deception, dishonesty, treachery, trickery, verbiage) |
| cloak(cause, con, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| color(cause, con, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| coloring(cause, con, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| counterfeit(catch, fake, trick, copy, deception) |
| cover(cause, con, excuse) |
| cover-up(cause, trick, deception, lie, con) |
| cover story(expression, cause, con, excuse, pretense) |
| cover up |
| craft(noun, trick, twist, skill, deception) |
| defraud(verb, deceive) |
| design(trick, maneuver, stratagem) |
| dirty trick(expression, deception, dishonesty, treachery, duplicity) |
| dissemblance(deception, dishonesty, treachery) |
| diversion |
| dummy |
| facade(trick, deception, fraud, pretense, hoax) |
| face(cause, con, excuse, pretense, ploy) |