Artifices
Synonyms for "artifices" (235 found)
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Strong matches (71)
craftcraftinesscunningcunningnesscurvecurve-ballcute trickdeceitdeceitfulnessdeceptiondeep-laid plotdelusiondemarchedesigndevicedirty dealdirty trickdishonestydissimulationdodge
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dodgerydouble dealingdouble-dealingdoublenessdoubleness of heartduplicityeffortengineeringeuphemismeuphuismevasionexpedientfaithlessnessfakementfalseheartednessfalsenessfast dealfeintfetchficellefinaglingfine italian handfinessefoul playfoxinessframe upframe-upfraudgambitgamegamesmanshipgimmickgongorismgooglygriftguilehocus pocushocus-pocushypereleganceimpostureimprobityimprovisationingeniousnessingenuityinsidiousnessintrigueinventivenessitalian handjokerjugglejugglery
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jury rigjury-rigjury-rigged expedientkeennessknaverylast expedientlast resortlast shiftlittle gamelow cunningmachiavellianismmachinationmakeshiftmaneuvermaneuveringmanipulationmannerednessmannerismmanoeuvremeans
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means to an endmeasuremoveone upmanshipone-upmanshiporiginalityoverelaborationovereleganceovernicenessoverrefinementpasspettifoggerypettifoggingpis allerplayplotplottingploypratpreciositypreciousnesspretencepretentiousnessproficiencypurismquicknessracketrascalityreadinessred herringresortresourceresourcefulnessriggingsatanic cunningschemeschemeryschemingscurvy trickshake upshake-upsharp practicesharpnessshiftshiftinessshrewdnessskillskulduggerysleightsleight of handsleight-of-hand trickslipperinessslynesssneakinesssolutionsophistrystallstealthstealthinessstepstopgapstratagemstrategystrokestroke of policysubterfugesubtiltysubtlenesssubtletysupercheriesupplenesstactictemporary expedienttraptreacherytricktrickerytrickinesstrumptwo-facednessunderhand dealingunderhandednessunderplotunnaturalnesswarinessweb of intriguewilewileswilinesswily devicewire pullingwire-pullingwitworking hypothesisworking proposition
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