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Intentional deceptiveness or double-dealing

Deception, especially when practiced under a false or assumed character

The misappropriation of funds

The trickery used by a cardsharp to cheat in card games

The action or fact of profiteering off someone for personal gain

An illegal or dishonest scheme

Present participle for to cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

Present participle for to prearrange the outcome of an event, typically for one's own benefit

Present participle for to dishonestly take something for one's own use

Present participle for to fail to fulfill an obligation or payment

Behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy, deceitful, or insincere way

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Noun

Intentional deceptiveness or double-dealing

underhandedness

treacherousness

monkey business

unscrupulousness

misleading talk

surreptitiousness

double-crossing

smoke and mirrors

sleight of hand

criminal activity

bait and switch

disingenuousness

sanctimoniousness

pharisaicalness

breach of trust

false-heartedness

false profession

misrepresentation

stab in the back

untrustworthiness

breach of faith

duplicitousness

every trick in the book

lack of veracity

self-righteousness

ambidextrousness

pretentiousness

misrepresenting

telling stories

committing perjury

double entendre

confidence trick

quibbling routine

superciliousness

self-satisfaction

misappropriation

dishonourableness

unrepresentativeness

prestidigitation

unprincipledness

questionableness

questionability

crocodile tears

palace intrigue

act of disloyalty

being two-faced

act of treachery

hypocritical respect

token agreement

tongue in cheek

hollow-heartedness

trahison des clercs

subversive activity

breaking of faith

betrayal of trust

little white lies

demoralization^US

demoralisation^UK

dishonest dealings

being on the take

beating about the bush

affected superiority

double standard

pussyfooting around

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Noun

Deception, especially when practiced under a false or assumed character

misrepresentation

sanctimoniousness

pharisaicalness

false profession

confidence trick

self-righteousness

pretentiousness

monkey business

smoke and mirrors

confidence game

sleight of hand

superciliousness

self-satisfaction

victimisation^UK

victimization^US

disingenuousness

hypocritical talk

hypocritical behaviour

duplicitousness

underhandedness

being two-faced

unscrupulousness

oldest trick in the book

publicity device

eye-catching novelty

bait and switch

affected superiority

double standard

treacherousness

misbehaviour^UK

double-crossing

prestidigitation

every trick in the book

optical illusion

ambidextrousness

misleading talk

untrustworthiness

mischievousness

surreptitiousness

stab in the back

specious reasoning

palace intrigue

lack of veracity

artful argument

misdemeanour^UK

bit of sharp practice

piece of deception

conjuring trick

trahison des clercs

false-heartedness

breach of trust

breach of faith

cunning stratagems

use of fallacious arguments

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Noun

The misappropriation of funds

misappropriation

white-collar crime

misuse of funds

monkey business

unauthorized removal

breaking and entering

purse-snatching

smash-and-grab raid

five-finger discount

second-story work

aggravated burglary

acts of destruction

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Noun

The trickery used by a cardsharp to cheat in card games

Noun

The action or fact of profiteering off someone for personal gain

Noun

An illegal or dishonest scheme

fraudulent scheme

criminal activity

illegal enterprise

bit of sharp practice

confidence game

confidence trick

bait-and-switch

treacherousness

course of action

daylight robbery

sleight of hand

bait and switch

stab in the back

victimisation^UK

victimization^US

piece of deception

monkey business

secret understanding

mode of behaviour

mode of conduct

method of working

fradulent artifice

fraudulent artifice

proposed action

misrepresentation

smoke and mirrors

instrumentality

underhandedness

palace intrigue

unscrupulousness

oldest trick in the book

publicity device

eye-catching novelty

trumped-up charge

set of procedures

systematic process

military science

window-dressing

every trick in the book

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Verb

Present participle for to cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

double-crossing

stringing along

taking for a ride

putting one over on

taking advantage of

pulling a fast one on

taking to the cleaners

selling a pup to

pulling a fast one

running a game on

selling a bill of goods

pulling a swifty on

leading up the garden path

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

outmaneuvering^US

doing a number on

outmanoeuvring^UK

selling down the river

pulling one's leg

doing the dirty on

giving someone a bum steer

selling a bill of goods to

leading down the garden path

making a fool of

stabbing in the back

getting the better of

playing someone false

breaking faith with

charging too much

taking to cleaners

misrepresenting

pulling fast one

doing someone in the eye

running rings round

treating unfairly

living off the backs of

stealing a march on

making rings round

withholding rights from

playing trick on

walking all over

leading up garden path

doing someone dirty

stretching the rules

bending the rules

pulling something funny

stacking the cards

hitting below the belt

putting the screws to

sucking the life out of

playing games with

playing joke on

taking for ride

playing for a sucker

doing number on

making a sucker of

pulling someone's leg

going one better than

playing a trick on

pulling wool over

playing for a fool

putting one over

stealing someone blind

bleeding someone of something

propagandizing^US

giving the business

propagandising^UK

breaking the rules

giving bum steer

putting up smoke screen

giving wrong information to

giving the wrong impression

sending on a wild goose chase

putting on the wrong track

putting on an act

putting on false front

throwing off the scent

pulling strings

twisting around your little finger

beating around the bush

worming one's way out of

slipping something over on

putting someone up to something

playing fast and loose with

giving the runaround

sending on a wild-goose chase

making a monkey of

making somebody look an idiot

making a monkey out of

sweeping off feet

laying a trap for

finding a loophole in

exploiting a loophole in

interfering with

telling a white lie

departing from the truth

perjuring oneself

forswearing oneself

making up a story

stretching the truth

not telling the truth

putting up a front

telling an untruth

concocting a story

saying something untrue

inventing a story

telling a terminological inexactitude

committing perjury

telling a falsehood

telling stories

bearing false witness

breaking promise

telling untruths

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“Most egregious is their decision to blatantly swindle Bessie, by telling her that the first car they spot costs eight hundred dollars, which is the exact amount of money Bessie told them she had.”

Verb

Present participle for to prearrange the outcome of an event, typically for one's own benefit

arranging fraudulently

interfering with

misrepresenting

messing about with

misinterpreting

cooking the books

making adjustments to

making changes to

making alterations to

performing magic

pulling strings

predetermining the result of

prearranging the result of

stacking the deck

putting a spin on

putting on an act

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Verb

Present participle for to dishonestly take something for one's own use

misappropriating

absconding with

running off with

walking off with

making off with

helping oneself to

making away with

helping yourself

walking away with

running away with

taking for oneself

having sticky fingers

taking possession of

cheating one of

stripping one of

defrauding one of

holding for ransom

plagiarizing^US

plagiarising^UK

infringing the copyright of

passing off as your own

taking illegally

committing fraud

putting hand in cookie jar

dipping into the public purse

committing white-collar crime

defrauding someone of

having one's hand in the till

laying waste to

moonlight requisitioning

wreaking havoc on

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Verb

Present participle for to fail to fulfill an obligation or payment

Adjective

Behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy, deceitful, or insincere way

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

double-crossing

against the law

gone to the dogs

unsportsmanlike

sticky-fingered

unauthorized^US

against the rules

under-the-table

unauthorised^UK

under the counter

not to be trusted

under the table

unconscientious

economical with the truth

nimble-fingered

not to be depended on

intentionally misleading

cloak-and-dagger

misrepresentative

unconstitutional

of dubious character

under-the-counter

potentially illegal

contrary to law

snake in the grass

in violation of law

beyond contempt

not entirely truthful

terminologically inexact

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

like a snake in the grass

crazy like a fox

not trustworthy

good-for-nothing

not to be relied upon

open to bribery

of bad reputation

unsubstantiated

hole-and-corner

playing politics

not straightforward

lacking sincerity

with tongue in cheek

insurrectionary

under suspicion

of doubtful honesty

open to question

not quite right

without law and order

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