DIRTY TRICKS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase dirty tricks. (close relations)
Definition of DIRTY TRICKS
Best Alternative Words for DIRTY TRICKS
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artifice | nounn | |||||||
noun • a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) | ||||||||
cheating | nounn | |||||||
noun • a deception for profit to yourself adjective satellite • not faithful to a spouse or lover • violating accepted standards or rules | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
deceit | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being fraudulent • a misleading falsehood • the act of deceiving | ||||||||
deceitfulness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being deceitful | ||||||||
deviousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly • the quality of being deceitful and underhanded | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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) | ||||||||
manipulation | nounn | |||||||
noun • exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage • the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means | ||||||||
scheming | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • acting with a specific goal • concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest | ||||||||
slyness | nounn | |||||||
noun • shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception | ||||||||
stealthiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously | ||||||||
subterfuge | nounn | |||||||
noun • something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity | ||||||||
treachery | nounn | |||||||
noun • betrayal of a trust • an act of deliberate betrayal | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
underhandedness | nounn | |||||||
noun • The characteristic of being underhanded. |