GUILE Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word guile. (close relations)
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| craftiness | nounn | |||||
noun • shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception • the quality of being crafty | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| foxiness | nounn | |||||
noun • shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception | ||||||
| slyness | nounn | |||||
noun • shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| artfulness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage | ||||||
| cleverness | nounn | |||||
noun • the power of creative imagination • intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty • the property of being ingenious | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| deviousness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly • the quality of being deceitful and underhanded | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| intrigue | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends • a clandestine love affair verb • cause to be interested or curious • form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner | ||||||
| subterfuge | nounn | |||||
noun • something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity | ||||||
| unscrupulousness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of unscrupulous dishonesty | ||||||
| cunningness | nounn | |||||
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