Synonym of cunning stratagems

Noun

Trickery or stratagems practiced for ensnaring or deception
wiles ruses artifices contrivances devices dodges gambits guile maneuvers manoeuvres ploys schemes strategems subterfuges trickery tricks art artfulness artifice craftiness cunning deceit ruse deception stratagems subterfuge fraud chicanery shenanigans flimflams craft cheating gimmicks duplicity deceits double-dealing machinations hanky-panky feints pretence pretense dishonesty fetches jiggery-pokery tactics slyness sleights jigs play skulduggery shams deviousness intrigue gamesmanship cons hoaxes scams legerdemain knacks juggles shift dissimulation jugglery game sharp practice plots chicanes skullduggery underhandedness funny business impostures expedients deceitfulness wheezes crookedness cheats plans wiliness pretexts fraudulence monkey business stunts cunningness foxiness sophistry guilefulness moves codology dupery stings strategy fakery bluff rackets swindles knavery deceptiveness blinds sleight of hand falsehood unscrupulousness crookery buncos con tricks gyps methods management lurks design fakes lies red herrings set-ups setups subtlety cageyness caginess slickness canniness subtleness evasion conspiracies hocus-pocus sneakiness falsity misrepresentation put-ons hustles fabrication rorts falsification grifts invention imposition humbug kidology flimflam dissembling cozenage smokescreens fibs canards pork pies confidence tricks covers courses of action means porkies shell games snow jobs chicane cabals mendacity trickiness dirty pool prevarication traps half-truths whoppers untruth exaggeration tall stories barefaced lies myths rumour angles schlenters game plans twists terminological inexactitudes porky pies swindlings white lies fiction rumor flankers flights of fancy tall tales stories treachery scheming swindling projects spoofs tarradiddles frame-ups rigs masquerades bulldust concoction fairy tales sells dirty tricks fables fiddles fixes taradiddles brainchildren pranks leg-pulls alternative facts booby traps yarn rip-offs posturings wile manipulation stratagem quackery fourberie manoeuvrings jokes hoodwinkings hokums maneuverings shrewdness cleverness astuteness finesse duping hoodwinking jives switches Trojan horses put-up jobs insincerity disguises decoys programmes masks dissemblings covin ground plans cloaks hypocrisy facades hogwash tales stalls programs actions excuse wrinkles con games snares blueprints guises whitewash master plans camouflage fronts cozenages loopholes wangles furtiveness surreptitiousness verbiage nonsense imposture footwork hot air feint monkeyshines manoeuvring misleading talk dodge contrivance ingenuity maneuvering dealings plotting collusion complots stealing dissemblance double-cross every trick in the book dirty work scenarios veils swizzles crocks poses lures escapades smoke screens ventures pretensions lyings bluffings jests distraction semblance figments cozenings fun bait posings enterprises ideas feignings illusion charades sport counterfeits concern fixtures arrangements capers allurements jazz cant show propaganda refuge diddles displays measures instruments slants catch secret falseness ways mischief appearance veneers distortion make-believe ability double-crosses bad faith specious reasoning artful argument waffles talks circumvention bunks big lie hokum savvy screens sanctimoniousness phoneyness sweet talk soft soap sellouts agendas struggles con hoax policy operations feats duck knavishness planning gambit wire-pulling maneuver waffle talk ploy plot double-crossing manoeuvre machination systems road maps antics stunt joke cheat scam sting innovation coinage creation formations jive run-around sellout delusions ambushes scenes bits one-upmanships kickers widgets gizmos gadgets patterns proposition improvisation purpose kites practical jokes boondoggles dirty trick foul play dirty dealing roguery embezzlements blackmail exploitation extortions double crosses swizzes shakedowns stab in the back overreachings ambidexterity defraudings misleadings two-timing ambidextrousness trappings charlatanry curveballs forgery claptrap fantasy artefacts lines cock-and-bull stories artifacts opuses work phantasies smoke fast shuffle bait and switch snow job shell game piousness disguisings counterfeitings shroudings concealings maskings hiding veilings concealment suppression rides confidence games bilks malarkey fallacies shucks mare's-nests cover-ups smoke and mirrors carry-ons goings-on devilry hokey-pokey misconduct misbehaviour misbehavior recourse resorts stopgaps steps makeshifts equivocation expediency resources apparatuses promotion aid shticks draft practice draught subversion posture pretentiousness claims garb affectations impressions travesties parodies color colour images snivels dragnets temptation snags hooks inveiglement enticement pitfalls seducement come-ons gin perfidy perfidiousness criminality deviations fools' errands false faces wild-goose chases disturbance distractors commotion diversion interruption corruption faithlessness infidelity racket graft swindle rascality insidiousness bunk infamy frames wrongs baloneys plants bills of goods hoaxings bamboozlement horseplay beguilements indirection shiftiness shadiness improbity unfairness knaveries intrigues designs chicaneries trickeries manipulations collusions conspiracy deceptions false pretenses act simulation misstatements routine schticks ostentation actings playacting shufflings gags imitation deviousnesses conspiracy theories gossip misinformation disinformation perjuries double-dealings sharp practices scheme disingenuity palace intrigue lying bluffing cozening defrauding entrapping misleading overreaching trapping two-facedness untruthfulness lie phoniness speciousness affectation disingenuousness sham mendaciousness unfaithfulness perjury display sanctimony disloyalty betrayal lip service pharisaicalness unctuousness casuistry pietism glibness mockery pharisaism inaccuracy treacherousness irreverence bigotry treason inveracity false profession tartuffery fib story whopper fable spuriousness tale business porky myth untrustworthiness posturing traitorousness truthlessness fairy tale faking terminological inexactitude backstabbing sedition trumped-up story hollowness pork pie red herring cock and bull story tall story disaffection false-heartedness duplicitousness play-acting pretext taradiddle tarradiddle fake Punic faith feigning breach of trust fallaciousness double cross artificiality fictitiousness piece of fiction fake news unreliability fairy story alternative fact figment of the imagination disguise unveracity lack of veracity mutiny put-on canard crime revolt revolutionary fibbing line half-truth seditiousness white lie self-righteousness figment made-up story barefaced lie phantasy little white lie illegality lèse majesté flight of fancy acting shamming departure from the truth breach of faith tall tale seditious act porky pie dubiousness pomposity embezzlement pose charade roguishness posing telling stories back-stabbing inconstancy corruptness masquerade guise front carry-on counterfeiting facade fallacy erroneousness fiddling imagination fast one skunk cloak mask evasiveness fakeness Tartufferie façade trick carryings-on Pharisaism bunco gyp misstatement masking cover veil fooling around playing around empty talk affected piety economy with the truth song and dance monkey tricks charlatanism urban myth false piety urban legend figment of imagination skill slipperiness haughtiness conceit superciliousness self-satisfaction complacency piety smugness suspiciousness religiosity perspicacity deceiving misappropriation inauthenticity pretension affectedness quibbling persona unnaturalness device nefariousness unlawfulness tergiversation cavilling conduct events happenings behaviour illegitimacy obfuscation unrepresentativeness unreliableness illusoriness inaccurateness fraudulency dishonourableness self-deception beguilement blarney sophism dirt boondoggle defraudation juggling trumpery conjuration prestidigitation escamotage magic recreancy spoof grift extortion barratry song shakedown hoky-poky string sell faithless attitudinizing prevaricating misrepresenting inventing little white lies misstating equivocating falsifying scepticism fickleness disbelief skepticism doubt disguising concealing incidents affairs unprincipledness unscrupulosity questionableness questionability caviling snide backhandedness shrouding veiling conspiracy theory snake oil wooden nickel being two-faced activity simulacrum putting on an act mistakenness wrongness committing perjury unjustness opus artefact cock-and-bull story artifact skin game dualism duality twoness screen behavior inexactness unreality airs Judas kiss false colours one-upmanship sham holiness pious platitudes hypocriticalness tokenism hypocritical statement pecksniffery stab in back smokescreen high jinks incorrectness uncandidness jobbery gerrymandering tiff quibble squabble fuss spat veneer stall shuffling gag schtick devilishness wickedness costume adultery affair hankie-pankie baseness villainy liaison connivance complicity coverup shroud toing and froing comings and goings hustle and bustle amour badness depravity iniquity vileness delinquency evil viciousness shade smoke screen false front cover-up pettifoggery perversion cuckoldry turpitude wrongdoing evil-doing unchastity fornication doctoring debasement tampering lewdness hob impishness deviltry waggery waggishness devilment mischievousness diablerie false pretense dumb act fudging adulteration changing alteration manipulating hyperbole secret understanding backbiting detraction extramarital relations vitiation misapplication extramarital sex playing the field a bit on the side knowledge agreement involvement consent approval guiltiness guilt collaboration cahoots flam diddling fancy rebellion disregard for the facts deviation from the truth lese-majesty tampering with fraudulent artifice con game fradulent artifice phariseeism high treason novel romance legend bill of goods creativity storytelling narration work of fiction narrative best seller literature anecdote short story work of imagination works of fiction book fish story hooey short stories made up story potboiler unrealism nonfiction creative writing clothesline drama crock cliff-hanger false virtue affected superiority double standard

Antonym of cunning stratagems

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