What is another word for bluff ?

An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something

coloring^US

colouring^UK

color^US

colour^UK

phoney^UK

phony^US

demeanour^UK

demeanor^US

spectre^UK

specter^US

attractive appearance

flavour^UK

flavor^US

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“Nehru told the correspondent he thought this was an obvious bluff and paid no attention to it.”

Noun

Bravado or bluster that is superficial or not backed up

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“Nothing would really come of the dictator's threats, they said. He was all bluff and hot air.”

Noun

A steep cliff, bank or promontory

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“Our camp is on the west side, under a steep sandstone bluff.”

Noun

An instance of deceiving or tricking someone

bit of sharp practice

phoney^UK

phony^US

hypocritical behaviour

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Noun

Something designed to mislead to divert intention

oldest trick in the book

cunning plan

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Noun

A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass

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Noun

A thing that deceives

terminological inexactitude

every trick in the book

manoeuvres^UK

maneuvers^US

figment of the imagination

departure from the truth

misbehavior^US

rumour^UK

economy with the truth

rumor^US

manoeuvring^UK

pull the wool over someone's eyes

scepticism^UK

skepticism^US

maneuvering^US

artefact^UK

artifact^US

hypocritical statement

extramarital relations

disregard for the facts

deviation from the truth

figment of imagination

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Noun

One who victimizes

phoney^UK

phony^US

jailbird^US

gaolbird^UK

wolf in sheep's clothing

second-story operator

holdup artist

second-story man

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Noun

Obstruction

Noun

Pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to risk a dangerous policy rather than concede a point

brinkmanship

bluffing

bluster

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

Verb

To deceive or fool someone

lead up the garden path

flimflam

lead down the garden path

entrap

mulct

victimize^US

victimise^UK

outmaneuver^US

give someone a bum steer

throw dust in someone's eyes

give wrong information to

send on a wild goose chase

throw off the scent

put on the wrong track

give the wrong impression

play a practical joke on

hypnotize^US

mesmerize^US

twist around your little finger

play fast and loose with

hypnotise^UK

mesmerise^UK

send on a wild-goose chase

balk^US

sell a bill of goods to

baulk^UK

do someone in the eye

worm one's way out of

beat around the bush

slip something over on

put something over on

put someone up to something

penalise^UK

penalize^US

make somebody look an idiot

patronise^UK

patronize^US

use for one's own ends

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“He is trying to bluff the people of the city of Boston and the members of this Council, in every way, shape and manner.”

Verb

go through the motions of

To try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions

give the appearance of

make a pretence of

go through the motions

put up a smoke screen

present a false front

minimize^US

minimise^UK

sweep under the carpet

phoney^UK

favour^UK

phony^US

favor^US

put on a false display

bear a resemblance to

parallel

come near

be the very picture of

follow the example of

epitomize^US

epitomise^UK

pattern yourself after

tell a white lie

be the spitting image of

be the spit of

be a dead ringer for

have signs of

follow in the footsteps of

be the image of

take a leaf out of someone's book

have the look of

be the picture of

create out of thin air

have the hallmarks of

be not dissimilar to

have all the hallmarks of

satirize^US

symbolise^UK

symbolize^US

have on the appearance of

take on the appearance of

rip off

pattern oneself on

follow in someone's steps

satirise^UK

assume the character of

take leaf out of book

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“Karl had learned how to bluff his way out of trouble by living on the streets.”

Verb

be economical with the truth

To tell an untruth or falsehood

depart from the truth

put on the wrong track

send on a wild goose chase

tell a terminological inexactitude

lead astray

tell a white lie

lack candor

lie through one's teeth

pull the wool over someone's eyes

colour^UK

color^US

lead down the garden path

temporize^US

create out of thin air

temporise^UK

give the wrong impression

give wrong information to

lead up the garden path

four-flush

give someone a bum steer

phony^US

phoney^UK

victimize^US

victimise^UK

speak with forked tongue

waver

tell a little white lie

give a false colour to

give a false account of

outmaneuver^US

throw dust in someone's eyes

do someone in the eye

sell a bill of goods to

slip something over on

hypnotize^US

mesmerize^US

hypnotise^UK

mesmerise^UK

play a practical joke on

play fast and loose with

give the runaround

play for a sucker

send on a wild-goose chase

twist around your little finger

make somebody look an idiot

sweep you off your feet

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Verb

To arrange or contrive

one-up

manipulate

twist round one's little finger

organize^US

organise^UK

turn to one's advantage

mobilize^US

mobilise^UK

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Verb

Pretend to be dead

roll over and play dead

Adjective

straight from the shoulder

Direct or forthright in speech or behavior

speaking as one finds

to the point

not afraid to call a spade a spade

straight to the point

not beating around the bush

straight-from-the-shoulder

speaking straight from the shoulder

unsparing

unrestricted

brutal

no beating around the bush

laying it on the line

calling spade a spade

saying what one thinks

telling it like it is

not beating about the bush

calling a spade a spade

honourable^UK

meaning what one says

honorable^US

not mincing one's words

not pulling any punches

straight from shoulder

brief and to the point

according to the rules

home folk

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“His impetuous nature had tended to make him rather abrupt and bluff in speech.”

Adjective

not afraid to call a spade a spade

Rather rude or ill-natured in speech or manner

ill-humored^US

uncivilized^US

uncivilised^UK

speaking as one finds

uncalled for

calling a spade a spade

like a bear with a sore head

humourless^UK

humorless^US

as cross as two sticks

having got out of bed the wrong side

out-of-line

having got out of bed on the wrong side

like a bull in a china shop

not mincing one's words

speaking one's mind

not beating about the bush

straight from the shoulder

having a fit of the sulks

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

rubbing the wrong way

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

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“Owing to his bluff manner, he was never very popular with the young people.”

Adjective

So steep as to be almost vertical

Adjective