Guile synonyms
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A crafty but underhanded deception
Skill in doing or making something, as in the arts; proficiency.
An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead and/or delude someone into errantly believing a lie or inaccuracy.
Something clever, or done cleverly.
dishonesty (related)
A dishonest act or statement; fraud, lie, etc.
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Without artificiality; simple; natural
The definition of credulous is someone who is too eager to believe things, often without thinking them through.
Easily cheated or tricked; credulous
The definition of ingenuous is open or frank.
Not having experienced or been subjected to something, as:
A technique that exploits a flaw or hidden feature in a video game or computer program.
Deception by use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
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A stratagem; a trick.
Hiding one's feelings or purposes.
The definition of fraud is something said or done in a dishonest way to trick people.
The quality of being insincere
Behavior or character typical of a rascal.
A trick, scheme, or plan for deceiving an enemy in war
The quality or condition of being subtle; esp., the ability or tendency to make fine distinctions
The act of violating the confidence of another, usually for personal gain.
The act or practice of tricking; use of tricks; deception; fraud
A wily quality or condition
candor (antonym)
Kindliness
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honesty (antonym)
The definition of honesty is the quality of being truthful.
naivety (antonym)
Alternative spelling of naïveté.
openness (antonym)
slyness, cleverness
artlessness (antonym)
The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.
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The state or quality of being deceitful.
The act or practice of doing the opposite of what one pretends to do; duplicity; deceit
(Uncountable) The property of being shifty.
honest (related)
Deceitful cleverness
(Games) A bridge or whist hand without trumps.
(Countable) A deceitful confidence trick, or mischief causing discomfort or annoyance.
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malice (related)
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