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SKULLDUGGERY Synonyms

There are 28 synonyms of the word skullduggery. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word skullduggery. (close relations)
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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)

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

underhandedness
nounn
noun

• The characteristic of being underhanded.

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

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

deceptiveness
nounn
noun

• the quality of being deceptive

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

falsehood
nounn
noun

• a false statement

• the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting

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)

slyness
nounn
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

sneakiness
nounn
noun

• a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously

treachery
nounn
noun

• betrayal of a trust

• an act of deliberate betrayal

Best Hypernyms For SKULLDUGGERY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for skullduggery, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (3)
deceit deception misrepresentation

Alternatives for TRICKERY

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