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Noun
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Sly or cunning intelligence
cunning
craft
craftiness
deceit
deception
wiliness
artfulness
artifice
duplicity
slyness
art
deviousness
canniness
foxiness
double-dealing
fraud
ingenuity
shrewdness
trickiness
chicanery
cunningness
guilefulness
maneuversUS
manoeuvresUK
ploys
ruses
schemes
stratagems
subterfuges
treachery
trickery
tricks
wiles
cageyness
caginess
cheating
cleverness
cozenage
crookedness
crookery
deceitfulness
deceptiveness
dishonesty
dissembling
dissimulation
dupery
fakery
gamesmanship
knavery
skulduggery
slickness
sneakiness
subtleness
subtlety
underhandedness
knavishness
management
astuteness
dissemblance
double-cross
jive
run-around
ruse
sellout
sharp practice
dirty dealing
dirty pool
dirty trick
dirty work
foul play
stab in the back
savoir faire
put-on
illusion
mischief
rip-off
make-believe
conspiracy
humbug
hustle
spoof
prank
guise
masquerade
fake
fix
act
carry-on
front
prestidigitation
charade
facade
pose
misbehaviourUK
imitation
delusion
misbehaviorUS
façade
maneuveringUS
semblance
shady deal
mischievousness
pretension
con game
show
cover
machinations
veneer
airs
playacting
monkey tricks
mask
manoeuvringUK
veil
fiddle
devilry
high jinks
pretext
blind
plant
frame
tomfoolery
simulation
carryings-on
double cross
goings-on
unfair tactics
snare
magic
trap
counterfeit
pranks
conjuration
escamotage
frame-up
cloak
gag
antics
trouble
manipulation
giveaway
red herring
horsing around
smoke screen
false front
face
jazz
fooling around
whitewash
wrong
baloney
acting
plotting
business
roguery
casuistry
hoaxing
devilment
toils
conjuring
posing
cabal
collusion
let-down
cover up
run around
bunko
bill of goods
diddle
impersonation
phonyUS
canard
specious reasoning
fastie
plan
design
enticement
complot
covin
phoneyUK
appearance
temptation
pitfall
display
hokey-pokey
schtick
simulacrum
ambush
come-on
inveiglement
seducement
decoy
covering
pretentiousness
smokescreen
screen
false pretense
pageant
fig leaf
cover-up
dress
dumb act
charlatanism
dirty game
dirty politics
mudslinging
secrecy
huggermugger
co-option
co-optation
apostasy
charlatanry
victimisationUK
victimizationUS
footwork
forgery
copy
sanctimoniousness
false excuse
artful argument
sell-out
conduct
events
happenings
behaviourUK
phoneyness
empty talk
hypocritical talk
hypocritical behaviour
Tartufferie
dweomercraft
crafty
backstabbing
playfulness
messing about
larking about
to-do
joking around
lies
propaganda
conjuring tricks
illusionism
hocuspocus
incidents
affairs
false-heartedness
inconstancy
confidence game
bit of sharp practice
deluding
fooling
tricking
leg-pull
planning
conniving
piece of deception
activity
posture
self-deception
imagination
roguishness
frolicsomeness
vandalism
capers
naughtiness
breach of faith
Trojan horse
likeness
dealing
attitudinizing
swizzle
exploitation
swizz
devilishness
wickedness
trahison des clercs
behaviorUS
playing around
confederacy
baseness
villainy
false display
false show
false appearance
showing
air
suggestion
claim
outward appearance
profession
effect
league
fit-up
hankie-pankie
stall
misstatement
shuffling
routine
excuse
ostentation
putting on an act
net
badness
depravity
iniquity
vileness
delinquency
evil
viciousness
sedition
golden circle
practice
hookup
countermine
counterplot
put-up job
fallacy
fallaciousness
noose
bait
incantation
charm
chant
abracadabra
turpitude
wrongdoing
evil-doing
distortion
crooked deal
toing and froing
comings and goings
hustle and bustle
entanglement
meshes
morass
quagmire
tanglement
quicksand
web
gin
false colours
magic words
mumbo jumbo
invocation
foolery
monkeying
clownery
buffoonery
clowning
skylarking
roughhouse
misdemeanourUK
hijinks
roughhousing
slapstick
hob
impishness
deviltry
waggery
waggishness
diablerie
attraction
springe
mummery
occultism
magic formula
hocus
mystification
rigmarole
spell
paralogy
ensnarement
inducement
silliness
craziness
tommyrot
foolishness
lunacy
monkeyshine
inanity
stupidity
irresponsibility
insanity
absurdness
ludicrousness
disobedience
mischief-making
absurdity
poppycock
carrying-on
hook
dragnet
lasso
snag
draw
carrot
horse feathers
misdemeanorUS
clowning around
open sesame
entrapment
parody
use of fallacious arguments
burlesque
booster
distraction
stoolie
blow off
sitting duck
stick
beard
drawing card
catch
nark
stool pigeon
shill
booby trap
send-up
takeoff
caricature
travesty
skit
take-off
rib
pastiche
mockery
satire
pasticcio
lampoon
pasquinade
jest
sendup
quip
wisecrack
bon mot
flim-flam
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“This is a franchise making strides, but it is still relying more on guile and guts than skill.”
Noun
▲
An intentionally false statement
lie
fabrication
falsehood
fib
untruth
deception
falsity
fiction
falsification
prevarication
invention
mendacity
misinformation
dishonesty
disinformation
exaggeration
myth
perjury
sham
deceit
inaccuracy
porky
pretenseUS
pretenceUK
story
white lie
dissimulation
distortion
gossip
misrepresentation
misstatement
pretext
propaganda
subterfuge
tale
bulldust
fable
falseness
forgery
fraudulence
hyperbole
line
whopper
yarn
backbiting
detraction
evasion
taradiddle
tarradiddle
half-truth
departure from the truth
fairy tale
flight of fancy
made-up story
piece of fiction
tall story
tall tale
terminological inexactitude
trumped-up story
barefaced lie
fake news
figment of the imagination
little white lie
red herring
alternative fact
cock and bull story
fairy story
pork pie
porky pie
make-believe
hoax
faking
charade
whimsy
masquerade
simulation
contrivance
put-on
pose
act
reverie
play-acting
posturing
posing
lack of veracity
imitation
counterfeit
daydreaming
playacting
ideation
phonyUS
spoof
swindle
phoneyUK
creation of the brain
thought
perfidiousness
imaginativeness
acting
fool's paradise
posture
self-deception
show
facade
shamming
telling stories
copy
façade
airs
pretension
display
appearance
flimflam
scam
veneer
wish
romancing
whim
ploy
feint
sleight
imposition
desire
caprice
visualizationUS
visualisationUK
vagary
inventiveness
imposture
envisioning
castle in Spain
pie in the sky
imaginative faculty
wildest dream
phantom of the mind
creature of the imagination
misunderstanding
double-crossing
two-facedness
originality
speculation
pretending
affectation
rant
misjudgement
misjudgment
dreaming
creative thought
attitudinizing
cant
attitude
bluff
performance
veil
stunt
cloak
ostentation
gag
schtick
stance
reproduction
ostensible reason
dissemblance
underhandedness
white lies
simulacrum
putting on an act
chaser
hamming
dissimilation
purple prose
spectreUK
snare
mock-up
dummy
pretentiousness
pageant
role-playing
game
false display
sweet talk
soft soap
a put-up job
false front
way around
a put-on
shuck and jive
account
little white lies
forswearing
report
phantom
bogy
monstrosity
monster
will-o'-the-wisp
lookalike
likeness
saga
false colours
novelette
novella
ignis fatuus
virtual reality
specterUS
rainbow
fata morgana
duping
sketch
pinchbeck
rip-off
dupe
knock-off
pirate
parable
history
counterfeiting
false pretense
dumb act
image
pseudo
four-flusher
junque
gold brick
replica
adventure
conception
lore
folklore
oathbreach
mythos
swindling
quackery
charlatanry
blind
prose
pirating
coining
reminiscence
lying under oath
wilful falsehood
giving false testimony
bearing false witness
power of invention
wishful thinking
conceiving
hope
fond hope
head trip
air castle
cloud cuckoo land
product of someone's imagination
mind trip
fanciful notion
flight of imagination
utopia
inclination
folk story
folk tale
sea story
traveller's tale
preference
attraction
partiality
fondness
impersonation
gambit
maneuverUS
fiddle
cheat
wheeze
sell
sting
hocus-pocus
urge
liking
relish
predilection
taste
want
impulse
like
mind's eye
mental image
imaginative power
false swearing
false oath
craving
bent
yearning
hankering
thirst
longing
pining
love
penchant
fraudulent copying
need
ache
appetite
hunger
shine
con trick
manoeuvreUK
bearing false testimony
forswearing oneself
oath breaking
false testimony
giving false evidence
violation of an oath
envisagement
quirk
predisposition
eccentricity
idea
itch
kink
picture
humourUK
thing
yen
whimsey
humorUS
peculiarity
fraudulent imitation
making false statements
sweet tooth
druthers
love affair
eyes for
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Noun
▲
Ability to understand and reason
acumen
cleverness
smartness
discernment
ingenuity
insight
perspicacity
sagacity
wisdom
acuity
astuteness
awareness
perception
perspicuity
sharpness
shrewdness
understanding
wit
brightness
judgementUK
judgmentUS
sharp-wittedness
canniness
intelligence
intuition
keenness
penetration
sense
smarts
brains
capability
enterprise
flair
initiative
intuitiveness
resourcefulness
vision
acuteness
cageyness
caginess
clear-sightedness
common sense
foxiness
gumption
hardheadedness
know-how
knowingness
nous
savvy
arguteness
brilliance
common
comprehension
cunning
discrimination
expertise
farsightedness
grasp
intellect
percipience
refinement
sapience
sensitivity
grey matter
horse sense
savoir faire
good taste
powers of reasoning
prudence
reason
quick-wittedness
sagaciousness
discretion
sensibleness
perceptivity
levelheadedness
practicality
experience
erudition
good sense
subtlety
foresight
good judgment
enlightenment
profundity
circumspection
quickness
wits
ingeniousness
thoughtfulness
ability
discreetness
policy
inventiveness
caution
sophistication
imagination
rationality
skill
incisiveness
logic
creativity
wariness
clear thinking
learning
genius
adroitness
sanity
reasoning
brainpower
level-headedness
native wit
worldliness
tact
apprehension
mind
sound judgment
presence of mind
forethought
soundness
imaginativeness
far-sightedness
dexterity
delicacy
braininess
intellectuality
providence
taste
mother wit
insightfulness
consideration
mastery
faculty
aptitude
thought
finesse
appreciation
rationalness
mentality
selectivity
lucidity
reasonableness
good judgement
aptness
percipiency
poise
pansophy
balance
deftness
adeptness
intellection
commonsense
sound judgement
tactfulness
heedfulness
brain
coherence
ratiocination
capacity
separation
distinction
vigilance
watchfulness
clearness
good reasoning
skilfulness
native intelligence
care
expertness
sensitiveness
creativeness
precocity
profoundness
artistry
astucity
trenchancy
IQ
advisability
grip
diplomacy
talent
intellectual capacity
nimbleness
prescience
knack
depth
mental capacity
information
solidity
stability
cognizance
observation
eye
nose
cognition
chariness
pragmatism
omniscience
loaf
originality
heed
keen-wittedness
maturity
education
preference
differentiation
difference
decision
bias
proficiency
quickness of mind
invention
innovativeness
logical thought
accomplishment
scholarship
clarity
culture
agility
responsiveness
spirit
craft
innovation
learnedness
cultivation
art
selectiveness
inspiration
dexterousness
subtleness
masterfulness
gift
artifice
skillfulness
sleight
get-up-and-go
deepness
oomph
carefulness
knowledgeability
foresightedness
conception
idea
giftedness
divination
precaution
saneness
deep insight
lucidness
logicality
moderation
headpiece
marbles
breadth of view
clear-headedness
gray matter
mental agility
intellectual power
mental acuity
mental ability
powers of discernment
cognitive faculties
sound mind
I.Q.
brain power
soundness of mind
clear mind
scientific thinking
sharp-sightedness
slyness
exercising judgment
choosiness
fussiness
ken
fineness
razor-sharpness
cunningness
realism
cool
hold
upper storey
knowing
quick thinking
faculties
esprit
cop on
sound sense
sweet reason
cuteness
practical intelligence
rapidity
promptness
swiftness
savoir-faire
sharpening
honing
polish
sting
plain sense
head
fastidiousness
demarcation
discreteness
weightiness
practicability
propriety
precision
matureness
doctrine
acquirements
accomplishments
edification
study
speediness
speed
timeliness
punctuality
rationale
culturedness
connoisseurship
aestheticism
kop
sense one was born with
powers of intuition
skills
adultness
responsibleness
reasonability
evasiveness
reticence
cautiousness
soundness of judgement
description
introduction
guardedness
attainments
cavernousness
fathomlessness
reach
immensity
prowess
handiness
competence
revelation
intimacy
authority
recognition
consciousness
schooling
virtuosity
competency
click
wavelength
drift
logicalness
cogency
bent
facility
acquaintance
mindfulness
realizationUS
expedience
economy
thrift
responsibility
warning
kid gloves
solicitude
concern
deliberation
considerateness
attention
observance
sensibility
savviness
acquaintanceship
sentience
enthusiasm
drive
spiritedness
worldly wisdom
niftiness
systematicness
forehandedness
thriftiness
ableness
address
nippiness
energy
ambition
vigourUK
vigorUS
vitality
zest
push
dash
precociousness
realisationUK
academic attainment
expediency
readiness
good management
guidance
provision
desirability
familiarity with
intimacy with
acquaintance with
advisableness
the right stuff
brain cells
what it takes
vim
go
pep
pizzazzUS
zip
pzazzUK
resource
careful budgeting
conversance with
knowing inside out
sense of responsibility
desirableness
criticality
forcefulness
backbone
nerve
courage
mettle
pluck
grit
spunk
thinking outside the box
native ability
meticulosity
industry
creative power
retrospect
trip
aspect
facet
visualizationUS
aspiration
outlook
angle
visualisationUK
ideal
muse
foreknowledge
slant
concept
ideality
standpoint
desire
nightmare
analyticity
inquisitiveness
head trip
mental image
pie in the sky
point of view
castles in the air
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