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The act of beguiling others through deception

Hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature

Not genuinely meaning what has been expressed

Present participle for to conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs

Present participle for to tell a lie or something that is untrue

Present participle for to stifle or refrain from openly expressing

Present participle for stretch the truth

Keeping a stiff upper lip

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Noun

The act of beguiling others through deception

underhandedness

monkey business

misrepresentation

lack of veracity

unscrupulousness

treacherousness

untrustworthiness

disingenuousness

smoke and mirrors

every trick in the book

misappropriation

double-crossing

dishonourableness

ambidextrousness

unprincipledness

questionableness

questionability

breach of trust

palace intrigue

unrepresentativeness

stab in the back

terminological inexactitude

misrepresenting

little white lies

telling stories

economy with the truth

committing perjury

window dressing

courses of action

sleight of hand

confidence tricks

terminological inexactitudes

flights of fancy

manoeuvrings^UK

maneuverings^US

alternative facts

confidence games

false pretenses

practical jokes

surreptitiousness

sanctimoniousness

cock-and-bull stories

cunning stratagems

wild-goose chases

instrumentalities

conspiracy theories

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Noun

Hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature

sanctimoniousness

pharisaicalness

false profession

pretentiousness

self-righteousness

disingenuousness

superciliousness

self-satisfaction

duplicitousness

hypocriticalness

being two-faced

hypocritical statement

pious platitudes

affected superiority

double standard

hypocritical talk

hypocritical behaviour

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Noun

Dissimilarity

distinctiveness

incompatibility

differentiation

incongruousness

irreconcilability

contradistinction

lack of congruence

incomparability

lack of similarity

contradictoriness

difference of opinion

lack of harmony

diversification

inharmoniousness

wide area of difference

distinguishment

inappropriateness

preferentiality

disproportionateness

amount of difference

incommensurateness

lack of balance

fractionalization

telling the difference

lack of concord

lack of agreement

unconventionality

lack of relation

lack of proportion

multifariousness

polarisation^UK

polarization^US

parting of the ways

irreconcilable difference

lack of consistency

freak of nature

heterogeneousness

miscellaneousness

contradiction in terms

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Adjective

Not genuinely meaning what has been expressed

lacking sincerity

with tongue in cheek

double-crossing

economical with the truth

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

terminologically inexact

not entirely truthful

misrepresenting

committing perjury

devoid of validity

not to be trusted

unsportsmanlike

not to be depended on

intentionally misleading

cloak-and-dagger

unconscientious

under the table

snake in the grass

crazy like a fox

hole-and-corner

against the law

like a snake in the grass

under the counter

playing politics

not trustworthy

extracurricular

not straightforward

good-for-naught

good-for-nothing

commiting perjury

swearing falsely

under-the-table

not to be relied upon

gone to the dogs

bearing false witness

beyond contempt

against the rules

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Verb

Present participle for to conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs

putting on an act

putting up a front

shucking and jiving

putting on a false front

putting on a front

putting up a smoke screen

giving the appearance of

making a pretence of

making a show of

going through the motions of

going through the motions

misrepresenting

putting on airs

making out like

drawing a veil over

making a pretense

laying it on thick

pretending to have

professing to have

swinging the lead

putting up a front of

varnishing over

pretending to be

presenting a false front

presenting a false face

passing oneself off as

claiming falsely

assuming the role

keeping quiet about

sweeping under the rug

sweeping under the carpet

keeping a lid on

doing a take-off

putting out of the way

giving appearance of

putting on a false display

making inconspicuous

putting up a smokescreen

keeping under your hat

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“Out of self-interest, rich or eminent people, who would curry popular favor to gain political office, will dissemble their selfishness and pride.”

Verb

Present participle for to tell a lie or something that is untrue

misrepresenting

telling stories

stretching the truth

telling untruths

departing from the truth

inventing a story

making up a story

forswearing oneself

not telling the truth

telling a terminological inexactitude

creating fiction

speaking with forked tongue

telling a little white lie

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

pulling someone's leg

telling a falsehood

telling an untruth

stringing along

concocting a story

saying something untrue

perjuring oneself

putting on the wrong track

breaking promise

committing perjury

bearing false witness

throwing off the scent

putting up a front

sending on a wild goose chase

telling a white lie

telling untruth

creating out of thin air

propagandizing^US

doing a number on

giving someone a bum steer

spinning a yarn

taking for a ride

propagandising^UK

pulling one's leg

putting up smoke screen

putting on an act

giving wrong information to

leading up the garden path

leading down the garden path

putting on false front

lying under oath

swearing falsely

giving the wrong impression

playing trick on

putting one over on

pulling a swifty on

leading up garden path

double-crossing

pulling a fast one on

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Verb

Present participle for to stifle or refrain from openly expressing

Verb

Present participle for stretch the truth

Verb

Keeping a stiff upper lip

keeping a straight face

having a poker face

keeping a stiff upper lip

showing no emotion

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