artifice
noun [C or U] /ˈɑː.tɪ.fɪs/
/ˈɑːr.t̬ɪ-/ formalDefinition
› (the use of) a clever trick or something intended to deceive: Amazingly for Hollywood, she seems almost entirely without artifice.Lies, lying and hypocrisyDishonest people
(Definition of artifice noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bad faith noun
- be a pack of lies idiom
- canard noun
- cobbler noun (NONSENSE)
- concoct verb
- fiction noun
- flimflam noun
- forked tongue noun
- half-truth noun
- hogwash noun
- lie verb (SPEAK FALSELY)
- mislead verb
- misrepresent verb
- misrepresentation noun
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- mythologize verb
- untruth noun
- weasel words noun
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