KNAVERY Synonyms
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 | ||||||