46 entries under lie topic. ×

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stratagem(noun, art, craft, cause, plan)
35
artifice(noun, craft, plan, catch, fake)
28
dodge(noun, plan, catch, fake, trick)
26
subterfuge(noun, art, craft, action, cause)
25
wile(noun, catch, fake, trick, honest)
24
device(noun, cause, plan, catch, fake)
12
pretext(noun, cause, reason, slip, trick)
11
feint(noun, cause, catch, fake, trick)
11
trap(noun, trick, deception, sham)
10
gimmick(noun, action, plan, catch, fake)
10
hoax(noun, trick, deception, sham)
9
imposture(noun, catch, fake, trick, honest)
9
shift(noun, catch, fake, slip, trick)
6
fraud(noun, trick, deception, dishonesty)
6
sham(noun, trick, deception, con)
4
bluff(noun, cause, fake, trick, skill)
4
decoy(noun, trick, deception, sham)
4
scam(noun, plan, trick, design)
4
stall(noun, cause, trick, shift, escape)
4
swindle(noun, trick, deception, dishonesty)
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