34 entries under indirectness topic. ×

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lie(noun, literature, cover, line, deception)
21
fib(noun, literature, cover, line, deception)
15
equivocation(noun, cover, clear, line, deception)
13
lying(noun, cover, line, deception, dishonesty)
8
misrepresentation(noun, literature, cover, line, deception)
7
distortion(noun, cover, line, deception, lie)
7
tergiversation(noun, cover, clear, line, lie)
6
deceit(noun, cover, deception, lie, sham)
5
shuffling(noun, cover, line, shift, escape)
3
duplicity(noun, cover, line, deception, dishonesty)
3
song(noun, cover, line, escape, lie)
2
ambiguity(noun, cover, clear, line, deception)
2
deceptiveness(noun, cover, line, deception, dishonesty)
2
delusion(noun, cover, line, lie, lying)
2
fibbing(noun, cover, line, lie, lying)
2
hedging(noun, cover, line, lie, lying)
2
waffle(noun, cover, clear, line, informal)
1
amphibology(noun, cover, line, lie, lying)
1
casuistry(noun, cover, line, lie, lying)
1
cop out(noun, expression, cover, line, lie)
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