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DECEPTIVENESS Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word deceptiveness. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word deceptiveness. (close relations)
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artifice
nounn
noun

• a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

chicanery
nounn
noun

• the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

craftiness
nounn
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

• the quality of being crafty

cunning
adjectiveadj
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

• crafty artfulness (especially in deception)

adjective satellite

• attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

• marked by skill in deception

• showing inventiveness and skill

deceitfulness
nounn
noun

• the quality of being deceitful

dishonesty
nounn
noun

• the quality of being dishonest

• lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing

duplicity
nounn
noun

• a fraudulent or duplicitous representation

• acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another

fakery
nounn
noun

• the act of faking (or the product of faking)

falsehood
nounn
noun

• a false statement

• the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting

fraud
nounn
noun

• intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

• a person who makes deceitful pretenses

• something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

• the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

fraudulence
nounn
noun

• a fraudulent or duplicitous representation

• the quality of being fraudulent

• something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

guile
nounn
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

• the quality of being crafty

• the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

slyness
nounn
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

trickery
nounn
noun

• verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way

• the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

wiliness
nounn
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

obliquity
nounn
noun

• the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle

• the quality of being deceptive

Best Hypernyms For DECEPTIVENESS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for deceptiveness, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (10)
dishonesty artifice craftiness cunning deceitfulness duplicity fraudulence guile trickery wiliness

Alternatives for ARTIFICE

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