| loophole(noun, trick, maneuver, stratagem) |
| pretension |
| racket(noun, trick, pretense, maneuver, ruse) |
| refuge(noun, cheating) |
| scam(trick, pretense, ploy, wile) |
| show(cover, cause, deception, color, con) |
| sleight(noun, catch, trick, honest, sport) |
| sophistry(noun, trick, deception, talk, shift) |
| alibi(cause, reason, trick, explanation, con) |
| catch(noun, verb, trick, sport, lie) |
| conspiracy |
| cover-up(cover, show, cause, lie, color) |
| dishonesty(noun, trick, deception, cunning, deceit) |
| dodging(escape, excuse, dodge, avoidance, evasion) |
| evasiveness(escape, excuse, dodge, avoidance, evasion) |
| fetch |
| flimflammery(noun, deception) |
| gloss |
| guile(noun, deception, dishonesty, treachery, cunning) |
| jig(noun, move, action, catch, trick) |