Subterfuges
Synonyms for "subterfuges" (227 found)
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covering upcovertnesscraftcrypticnesscurvecurve-ballcute trickdarkeningdeceitdeceivingdeceptiondeceptivenessdefraudingdelusiondelusivenessdesigndevicedirty dealdirty trickdiscreetness
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discretiondishonestydodgedodgingdouble-dealingduperyenmeshmentensnaremententanglemententrapmentequivocationevasionevasivenessexcuseexpedientfacadefakementfallaciousnessfallacyfalsenessfast dealfeintfencingfetchficelleflimflamflimflammeryfond illusionfoolingfraudfrontgambitgamegimmickglossgooglygriftguisehairsplittinghallucinationhandlehedginghiddennesshidinghocus pocushocus-pocushoodwinkinghugger mugger
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hugger-muggerhugger-muggeryillusionintermentintrigueinvisibilityjokerjugglejugglerykiddingknaverylame excuselittle gamelocus standilogic choppinglogic-choppingloopholemaneuvermanoeuvremask
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maskingmasquerademiragemovemystificationnit pickingnit-pickingobscurationobscurementoccultationostensible motiveoutwittingoverreachingpalteringparryingpasspettifoggeryphantasmplotploypoor excusepretensepretensionpretextprevaricationprotestationpublic motivepussyfootingput offput-offputting awayputting onquibblingracketred herringrefugeresourceruseschemescreenscreeningscurvy tricksecrecysecretionsecretivenesssecretnessself-deceptionsemblanceshamshiftshiftingshowshuffleshufflingsidesteppingsleightsleight of handsleight-of-hand tricksmoke screensnow jobsong and dancespooferyspoofingstalking horsestalking-horsestallstratagemstrategyswindlingtactictergiversationthe darktraptrichoschistismtricktrickerytrickinesstrickinguncommunicativenessvarnishveilvictimizationvisionwilewillful misconceptionwily devicewishful thinking
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