| stratagem(noun, trick, sham, con) |
| tale(deception, sham, fantasy, story) |
| tall tale(expression, deception, sham, story) |
| trap(noun, trick, sham, con) |
| untruism(deception, sham, story, falsity) |
| untruthfulness(deception, sham, story, falsity) |
| whopper(deception, sham, story, fiction) |
| wile(noun, trick, sham, con) |
| wrinkle(noun, trick, sham, con) |
| yarn(noun, deception, sham, dishonesty) |
| artifact(noun, deceit, falsehood, invention) |
| artifice(fraud, illusion) |
| cheat(fraud, illusion, subterfuge) |
| cock-and-bull story(noun, expression, story, invention) |
| con game(expression, fraud, illusion) |
| concoction(noun, deceit, falsehood, invention) |
| coverup(fraud, illusion) |
| dodge(fraud, illusion) |
| fairy tale(expression, fantasy, story, untruth) |
| fake(noun, deceit, falsehood, invention) |