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DUPLICITY Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word duplicity. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word duplicity. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for DUPLICITY

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double-dealing
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

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

adjective satellite

• marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

artifice
nounn
noun

• a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

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

deception
nounn
noun

• a misleading falsehood

• the act of deceiving

• an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

dishonesty
nounn
noun

• the quality of being dishonest

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

dissembling
verbv
noun

• pretending with intention to deceive

• the act of deceiving

falseness
nounn
noun

• the state of being false or untrue

• unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous

• the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical

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

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)

hypocrisy
nounn
noun

• an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction

• insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have

insincerity
nounn
noun

• the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical

slyness
nounn
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

subterfuge
nounn
noun

• something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

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

fraudulence
nounn
noun

• a fraudulent or duplicitous representation

• the quality of being fraudulent

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

Best Hypernyms For DUPLICITY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for duplicity, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
deceit deception dissembling dissimulation misrepresentation

Alternatives for DOUBLE-DEALING

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