Nouns (13)
trickery, chicanery, guile, wile
n. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment, rascality, roguery, roguishness
n. reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
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deception, misrepresentation, deceit
n. a misleading falsehood
intrigue, machination
n. a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
gambit, ploy, stratagem
n. a maneuver in a game or conversation
maneuver, manoeuvre, tactic
n. a plan for attaining a particular goal
feint
n. any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
trick, fast one
n. a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"
dishonesty
n. the quality of being dishonest
immorality
n. the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct; "the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction"
mendacity
n. the tendency to be untruthful
blind, subterfuge
n. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"
duplicity, fraudulence
n. a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
sophism, sophistry
n. a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
trick
n. an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent; "that offer was a dirty trick"
mischievousness, impishness, puckishness, whimsicality
n. the trait of behaving like an imp
dishonesty, knavery
n. lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
rascality, roguishness, prankishness
n. the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks
fun, merriment, playfulness
n. activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around"
trick, caper, prank, antic, joke
n. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
villainy
n. a treacherous or vicious act
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