52 entries under pretense topic. ×
| trick(noun, plan, catch, fake, honest) | |
| stratagem(noun, art, craft, cause, plan) | |
| artifice(noun, craft, plan, catch, fake) | |
| ploy(noun, action, cause, catch, fake) | |
| dodge(noun, plan, catch, fake, trick) | |
| subterfuge(noun, art, craft, action, cause) | |
| wile(noun, catch, fake, trick, honest) | |
| device(noun, cause, plan, catch, fake) | |
| deception(noun, craft, catch, trick, honest) | |
| machination(noun, plan, trick, deception, talk) | |
| contrivance(noun, craft, move, plan, trick) | |
| feint(noun, cause, catch, fake, trick) | |
| gimmick(noun, action, plan, catch, fake) | |
| maneuver(noun, move, plan, catch, fake) | |
| imposture(noun, catch, fake, trick, honest) | |
| tactic(noun, trick, maneuver, ploy) | |
| front(cause, deception, con, excuse) | |
| bluff(noun, cause, fake, trick, skill) | |
| racket(noun, action, play, trick, twist) | |
| red herring(expression, cause, con, excuse) |
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