18 entries under pretense topic. ×

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artifice(noun, plan, trick, scheme)
7
ruse(noun, trick, maneuver, ploy)
7
trick(noun, course, method, plot)
7
maneuver(noun, action, trick, course, means)
6
subterfuge(noun, trick, maneuver, ruse)
6
wile(noun, trick, maneuver, ruse)
5
dodge(noun, trick, maneuver, ruse)
4
expedient(noun, adjective, power, aid, trick)
3
machination(noun, move, action, trick)
3
play(move, action, trick, maneuver)
3
racket(plan, trick, scheme, policy)
2
contrivance(noun, move, action, trick, design)
2
gimmick(move, action, plan, trick, scheme)
0
con(trick, ruse, ploy, wile)
0
lie(trick, ploy)
0
savvy(trick, ploy)
0
scam(trick, ploy)
0
sleight of hand(expression, idiom, trick, ploy)
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