6
ruse(noun, trick, deception, lie, dishonesty)
6
sharp practice(noun, expression, idiom, cheat, speed)
6
stratagem(noun, trick, deception, lie, dishonesty)
5
bilk(trick, deceive, lie, illusion)
5
bunco(noun, cheat, trick, speed, deception)
5
chicane(noun, cheat, trick, twist, speed)
5
cozenage(cheat, ripoff, treachery, deceit, lying)
5
cunning(noun, adjective, twist, deception, dishonesty)
5
delusion(noun, trick, charm, nonsense)
5
dissembling(noun, display, deception, lie, falsehood)
5
embezzlement(noun, deception, dishonesty, misuse, stealing)
5
fakery(noun, cheat, trick, deception, counterfeit)
5
fiddle(noun, cheat, trick, deception, swindle)
5
intrigue(noun, deception, swindle, dishonesty, scheme)
5
lie(noun, verb, trick, display, deception)
5
misrepresentation(noun, deception, lie, dishonesty, story)
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monkey business(noun, expression, trick, charm, deception)
5
operator(noun, manipulator)
5
pretense(noun, trick, copy, deception, lie)
5
theft(noun, cheat, speed, copy, lift)
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