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KNAVISHNESS Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word knavishness. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word knavishness. (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

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

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)

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)

shadiness
nounn
noun

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

• questionable honesty or legality

slyness
nounn
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

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

untrustworthiness
nounn
noun

• the trait of not deserving trust or confidence

Best Hypernyms For KNAVISHNESS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for knavishness, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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deceit dishonesty trickery

Alternatives for ARTIFICE

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