subterfuge :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (2)

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"

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Fuzzynyms (25)

contrivance, stratagem, dodge

n. an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"

ruse, artifice

n. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

lie, prevarication

n. a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile, shenanigan

n. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

sophism, sophistry, sophistication

n. a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

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"

maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre

n. a move made to gain a tactical end

dodge, dodging, scheme

n. a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

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