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43 entries under pretense topic. ×

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trick(noun, catch, fake, honest, twist)
27
stratagem(noun, action, cause, plan, catch)
24
ruse(noun, action, cause, catch, fake)
23
artifice(noun, catch, fake, trick, honest)
23
device(noun, action, cause, catch, fake)
23
dodge(noun, action, catch, fake, trick)
22
subterfuge(noun, action, cause, catch, trick)
17
wile(noun, catch, fake, trick, honest)
11
contrivance(noun, move, action, trick, twist)
11
feint(noun, cause, catch, fake, trick)
11
gimmick(noun, action, catch, fake, trick)
10
machination(noun, trick, deception, talk, dishonesty)
9
maneuver(noun, move, plan, catch, fake)
4
play(noun, move, action, trick, game)
3
bluff(noun, cause, trick, con, excuse)
3
expedient(noun, trick, maneuver)
2
red herring(noun, expression, cause, trick, con)
2
scam(trick, twist, game, device, con)
1
sleight of hand(noun, expression, idiom, catch, trick)
1
con(cause, trick, deception, fraud, excuse)
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