- deception
- noun1)
they obtained money by deception
Syn:deceit, deceitfulness, duplicity, double-dealing, fraud, cheating, trickery, chicanery, deviousness, slyness, wiliness, guile, bluff, lying, pretense, treachery; informal crookedness, monkey business, monkeyshines2)it was all a deception
Syn:trick, deceit, sham, fraud, pretense, hoax, fake, blind, artifice; stratagem, device, ruse, scheme, dodge, machination, subterfuge; cheat, swindle; informal con, setup, scam, flimflam, bunco
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