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KNAVERY Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word knavery. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the word knavery. (close relations)
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dishonesty
nounn
noun

• the quality of being dishonest

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

chicanery
nounn
noun

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

corruption
nounn
noun

• lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

• in a state of progressive putrefaction

• decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)

• moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

• destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity

• inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony)

crookedness
nounn
noun

• a tortuous and twisted shape or position

• having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles

• the quality of being deceitful and underhanded

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

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

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)

misrepresentation
nounn
noun

• a misleading falsehood

• a willful perversion of facts

perfidy
nounn
noun

• betrayal of a trust

• an act of deliberate betrayal

shadiness
nounn
noun

• relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

• questionable honesty or legality

skulduggery
nounn
noun

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

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)

unscrupulousness
nounn
noun

• the quality of unscrupulous dishonesty

villainy
nounn
noun

• the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior

• a criminal or vicious act

wile
verbv
noun

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

swindling
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

verb

• deprive of by deceit

Best Hypernyms For KNAVERY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for knavery, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (2)
misconduct wrongdoing
Phrases (2)
actus reuswrongful conduct

Alternatives for DISHONESTY

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