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The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth

The tendency to be untruthful

Particular type of trick, misleading

A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show

A play on words, a pun

A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments

Talk intended to confuse

Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery

Something that is invented or untrue

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Noun

The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth

underhandedness

misrepresentation

ambidextrousness

monkey business

smoke and mirrors

unscrupulousness

treacherousness

disingenuousness

untrustworthiness

false-heartedness

breach of trust

stab in the back

duplicitousness

sleight of hand

every trick in the book

double-crossing

breach of faith

misleading talk

misbehaviour^UK

surreptitiousness

prestidigitation

lack of veracity

bait and switch

misappropriation

pretentiousness

unrepresentativeness

dishonourableness

unprincipledness

questionableness

questionability

little white lies

telling stories

specious reasoning

artful argument

putting on an act

extramarital relations

cunning stratagems

extramarital sex

playing the field

toing and froing

comings and goings

hustle and bustle

a bit on the side

secret understanding

mischievousness

fraudulent artifice

fradulent artifice

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“He was guilty of theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale.”

Noun

The tendency to be untruthful

unscrupulousness

underhandedness

misrepresentation

terminological inexactitude

disingenuousness

trumped-up story

piece of fiction

little white lie

flight of fancy

cock and bull story

departure from the truth

figment of the imagination

economy with the truth

alternative fact

untrustworthiness

double-crossing

telling stories

conspiracy theory

lack of veracity

cock-and-bull story

monkey business

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Noun

Particular type of trick, misleading

misrepresentation

confidence trick

crocodile tears

smoke and mirrors

victimisation^UK

victimization^US

irresistible bait

sanctimoniousness

confidence game

hypocritical talk

hypocritical behaviour

fraudulent scheme

oldest trick in the book

publicity device

eye-catching novelty

monkey business

course of action

bait and switch

sleight of hand

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Noun

A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show

sanctimoniousness

pharisaicalness

false profession

pretentiousness

self-righteousness

disingenuousness

self-satisfaction

superciliousness

hypocriticalness

duplicitousness

affected superiority

hypocritical statement

pious platitudes

being two-faced

double standard

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Noun

A play on words, a pun

misrepresentation

double entendre

quibbling routine

pussyfooting around

beating about the bush

ambiguous statement

finding a way round

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Noun

A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments

misapprehension

misinterpretation

misconstruction

mistaken belief

mistaken impression

faulty reasoning

unsound argument

unconvincingness

questionability

unjustifiability

inconceivability

unsatisfactoriness

inconceivableness

insubstantiality

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Noun

Talk intended to confuse

smoke and mirrors

stuff and nonsense

unintelligible language

obscure language

unintelligible talk

currying favour

thoughtlessness

charm offensive

insincere flattery

meaningless talk

improvisational music

pats on the back

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Noun

Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery

unscrupulousness

demoralisation^UK

demoralization^US

dishonest dealings

breach of trust

back-scratching

unlawful practices

underhand means

sharp practices

wheeling and dealing

money under the table

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Noun

Something that is invented or untrue

alternative fact

misrepresentation

trumped-up story

creative writing

terminological inexactitude

cock and bull story

figment of imagination

figment of the imagination

work of fiction

works of fiction

work of imagination

piece of fiction

fictional account

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