underhandedness
71collusion — late 14c., from O.Fr. collusion, from L. collusionem (nom. collusio) act of colluding, from colludere, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + ludere to play, from ludus game (see LUDICROUS (Cf …
72guilefulness — n. deceitfulness, treachery; slyness, underhandedness …
73deceit — n. Deception, fraud, imposition, imposture, finesse, artifice, duplicity, guile, trickery, chicanery, cozenage, cheating, double dealing, crooked ways, dark ways, underhandedness, deceitfulness …
74underhand — 1 also un.der.hand.ed adjective dishonest and done secretly: underhand dealings underhandedly adverb underhandedness noun (U) 2 adverb AmE if you throw a ball underhand, you throw it without moving your arm above your shoulder; underarm 1 …
75chicanery — noun we didn t catch on to his chicanery until it was too late Syn: trickery, deception, deceit, deceitfulness, duplicity, dishonesty, deviousness, unscrupulousness, underhandedness, subterfuge, fraud, fraudulence, swindling, cheating, duping,… …
76dishonesty — noun Richard was a victim of his business manager s dishonesty Syn: fraud, fraudulence, corruption, cheating, chicanery, double dealing, deceit, deception, duplicity, lying, falseness, falsity, falsehood, untruthfulness; craft, cunning, trickery …
77double-dealing — noun your double dealing will eventually be your undoing Syn: duplicity, treachery, betrayal, double crossing, unfaithfulness, untrustworthiness, infidelity, bad faith, disloyalty, breach of trust, fraud, underhandedness, cheating, dishonesty,… …
78duplicity — noun he got caught up in the duplicity of his crooked partners Syn: deceitfulness, deceit, deception, double dealing, underhandedness, dishonesty, fraud, fraudulence, sharp practice, chicanery, trickery, subterfuge, skulduggery, treachery;… …
79guile — noun Georgia was the only one among us not taken in by Owen s guile Syn: cunning, craftiness, craft, artfulness, art, artifice, wiliness, slyness, deviousness; wiles, ploys, schemes, stratagems, maneuvers, tricks, subterfuges, ruses; deception …
80intrigue — 1. verb her answer intrigued him Syn: interest, be of interest to, fascinate, arouse someone s curiosity, arouse someone s interest, pique someone s curiosity, pique someone s interest, attract 2. noun 1) political intrigue Syn: secret plan,… …
