30 entries under verbiage topic. ×

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stratagem(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
20
plot(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
17
ruse(noun, plan, trick, deception, talk)
14
dodge(noun, plan, trick, informal, deception)
12
ploy(noun, trick, deception, talk, dishonesty)
11
subterfuge(noun, trick, deception, talk, dishonesty)
3
chicane(noun, deception, dishonesty, trickery)
2
feint(noun, trick, deception, talk, dishonesty)
2
fraud(noun, trick, deception, dishonesty, trickery)
2
sharp practice(expression, deception, dishonesty, trickery)
1
cheating(trick, deception, dishonesty, trickery, ruse)
1
deviousness(deception, dishonesty, trickery, stratagem)
1
double-dealing(noun, deception, dishonesty, trickery)
1
duplicity(trick, deception, dishonesty, trickery, ruse)
1
skullduggery(noun, deception, dishonesty, plot, trickery)
1
sophistry(trick, deception, dishonesty, trickery, ruse)
1
surreptitiousness(deception, dishonesty, trickery, stratagem)
1
underhandedness(deception, dishonesty, trickery, stratagem)
1
wiles(deception, dishonesty, trickery, stratagem)
0
dishonesty(trick, deception, trickery, ruse, stratagem)
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APASmart Define. (2015). machination thesaurus. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/machination/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "machination thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/machination/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 29, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, machination thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 29 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/machination/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "machination thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 29 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/machination/thesaurus/synonyms>