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defrauding(verb, deception, dishonesty, treachery, deceiving)
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designing(adjective, false, dishonest, cunning, deceitful)
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disingenuous(adjective, false, ambiguous, artful, hypocritical)
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dissembling(adjective, wrong, false, dishonest, deceitful)
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dreamlike(fake, false, fantastic, imaginary, fanciful)
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duping(verb, deceiving, duping)
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duplicitous
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equivocating(adjective, wrong, false, dishonest, deceitful)
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ersatz(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
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fabricated(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, dishonest)
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fake(noun, adjective, wrong, deception, false)
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faulty(adjective, wrong, fake, counterfeit, dishonest)
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fictional(adjective, wrong, false, fantastic, deceitful)
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flimflam(adjective, deception, dishonesty, treachery, deceptive)
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fooling(verb, deceiving, duping)
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foxy(adjective, false, deceitful, artful, hypocritical)
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guileful(adjective, smooth, wrong, false, dishonest)
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hoodwinking(verb, adjective, false, deceitful, lying)
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hypocritical
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imagined(adjective, fake, false, untrue, fanciful)
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