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DIRTY TRICKS Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the phrase dirty tricks. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase dirty tricks. (close relations)
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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.

Best Hypernyms For DIRTY TRICKS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for dirty tricks, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Alternatives for ARTIFICE

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