100 entries under deceive topic. ×

22
equivocate(verb, decline, promote, favor, create)
18
lie(verb, decline, promote, favor, create)
17
palter(verb, promote, fake, plant, twist)
15
fib(verb, promote, fake, plant, tell)
15
quibble(verb, stop, slow, avoid)
14
tergiversate(verb, decline, avoid, hide)
11
fence(verb, decline, favor, create, slow)
11
dodge(verb, slip, avoid, escape)
10
shuffle(verb, decline, avoid, hide)
10
falsify(verb, promote, fake, plant, trick)
10
hedge(verb, decline, avoid, hide)
9
evade(verb, get, avoid, shift)
9
waffle(verb, decline, avoid, hide)
8
beat around the bush(verb, expression, idiom, slow, avoid)
8
misrepresent(verb, promote, favor, create, fake)
7
cavil(verb, decline, avoid, hide)
7
shift(verb, avoid, hide, escape)
6
fabricate(verb, promote, favor, create, fake)
6
pussyfoot(verb, decline, avoid, hide)
6
sidestep(verb, avoid, hide, escape)
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