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SCULDUGGERY Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word sculduggery. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word sculduggery. (close relations)
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dishonesty
nounn
noun

• the quality of being dishonest

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

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)

underhandedness
nounn
noun

• The characteristic of being underhanded.

artifice
nounn
noun

• a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

chicanery
nounn
noun

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

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

deception
nounn
noun

• a misleading falsehood

• the act of deceiving

• an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

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

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)

skulduggery
nounn
noun

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

slyness
nounn
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

treachery
nounn
noun

• betrayal of a trust

• an act of deliberate betrayal

jiggery-pokery
verb, nounv, n
noun

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

ruse
nounn
noun

• a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

unscrupulousness
nounn
noun

• the quality of unscrupulous dishonesty

Alternatives for DISHONESTY

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