guile
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Definitions
Noun
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
Noun
the quality of being crafty
Noun
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
Synonyms
chicane
chicanery
craft
craftiness
cunning
deceitfulness
foxiness
shenanigan
slyness
trickery
wile
wiliness
More General Terms
astuteness
deceit
deception
disingenuousness
dissembling
dissimulation
perspicaciousness
perspicacity
shrewdness