- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|401
- Abbreviations|0
18 entries under pretense topic. ×
| stratagem(noun, plan, trick, design, idea) | |
| trick(noun, plan, design, idea, system) | |
| ruse(noun, plan, trick, deception, talk) | |
| device(noun, plan, trick, design, idea) | |
| dodge(noun, plan, trick, informal, deception) | |
| contrivance(noun, move, action, plan, trick) | |
| ploy(noun, trick, deception, talk, dishonesty) | |
| subterfuge(noun, trick, deception, talk, dishonesty) | |
| wile(noun, trick, deception, device, cunning) | |
| expedient(plan, trick, course, plot) | |
| tactic(noun, move, action, trick) | |
| racket(noun, trick, maneuver, stratagem) | |
| con(noun, trick, ruse, stratagem) | |
| play(move, action, plan, trick, picture) | |
| lie(trick, ploy) | |
| savvy(trick, ploy) | |
| scam(plan, trick, scheme, conspiracy) | |
| sleight of hand(expression, idiom, trick, ploy) |
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