What is another word for bluff ?

An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something

pretence^UK

pretense^US

phoney^UK

hypocritical behaviour

phony^US

bit of sharp practice

programme^UK

program^US

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

oldest trick in the book

manoeuvres^UK

maneuvers^US

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“Nehru told the correspondent he thought this was an obvious bluff and paid no attention to it.”

Noun

Bravado or bluster that is superficial or not backed up

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“Nothing would really come of the dictator's threats, they said. He was all bluff and hot air.”

Noun

A steep cliff, bank or promontory

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“Our camp is on the west side, under a steep sandstone bluff.”

Noun

The act or fact of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth

pretence^UK

pretense^US

every trick in the book

manoeuvres^UK

maneuvers^US

misbehavior^US

maneuvering^US

manoeuvring^UK

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

giving false testimony

bearing false witness

bearing false testimony

giving false evidence

false statement

false oath

making false statements

violation of an oath

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Noun

A headland or promontory

Noun

A deceptive outward appearance

pretence^UK

pretense^US

colouring^UK

coloring^US

color^US

colour^UK

phoney^UK

phony^US

demeanour^UK

demeanor^US

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Noun

A person who engages in deception for personal gain at the expense of others

phoney^UK

phony^US

jailbird^US

gaolbird^UK

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Noun

pull the wool over someone's eyes

Strategically pushing limits through bluffing, bluster, or intimidating tactics

Verb

To deceive or fool someone

lead up the garden path

pull one's leg

do a number on

flimflam

victimize^US

victimise^UK

lead down the garden path

outmaneuver^US

give someone a bum steer

throw dust in someone's eyes

give wrong information to

send on a wild goose chase

throw off the scent

put on the wrong track

give the wrong impression

twist around your little finger

play fast and loose with

give the runaround

send on a wild-goose chase

sell a bill of goods to

do someone in the eye

put someone up to something

slip something over on

misrepresent the truth

distort the truth

betray one's true intentions

make somebody look an idiot

baulk^UK

put someone off their stride

balk^US

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

exploit a loophole in

be economical with the truth

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“He is trying to bluff the people of the city of Boston and the members of this Council, in every way, shape and manner.”

Verb

go through the motions of

To try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions

give the appearance of

play

fabricate

go through the motions

put up a smoke screen

present a false front

put on a false display

minimize^US

minimise^UK

sweep under the carpet

phony^US

phoney^UK

plagiarize^US

plagiarise^UK

follow the example of

follow suit

tell a white lie

profess to be

create out of thin air

satirize^US

satirise^UK

epitomize^US

epitomise^UK

take leaf out of book

assume the character of

follow in the footsteps of

take as a pattern

follow in someone's steps

pattern yourself after

pattern oneself on

be inspired by

take a leaf out of someone's book

dramatize^US

dramatise^UK

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“Karl had learned how to bluff his way out of trouble by living on the streets.”

Verb

be economical with the truth

To tell an untruth or falsehood

depart from the truth

put on the wrong track

send on a wild goose chase

tell a terminological inexactitude

lead astray

tell a white lie

lack candor

lie through one's teeth

give the wrong impression

color^US

colour^UK

pull the wool over someone's eyes

lead down the garden path

create out of thin air

give wrong information to

lead up the garden path

put on an act

give someone a bum steer

phony^US

phoney^UK

put the wrong slant on

speak with forked tongue

victimize^US

victimise^UK

tell a little white lie

give a false account of

outmaneuver^US

throw dust in someone's eyes

do someone in the eye

sell a bill of goods to

slip something over on

play fast and loose with

give the runaround

send on a wild-goose chase

misrepresent the truth

come on

distort the truth

betray one's true intentions

twist around your little finger

draw

make a monkey of

make a monkey out of

make somebody look an idiot

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Verb

To feign sleep or inactivity, typically to deceive or mislead

pretend to be dormant

simulate sleep

act possum

pretend to sleep

roll over and play dead

Adjective

straight from the shoulder

Direct or forthright in speech or behavior

speaking as one finds

to the point

not afraid to call a spade a spade

straight to the point

not beating around the bush

speaking straight from the shoulder

telling it like it is

no beating around the bush

straight-from-the-shoulder

laying it on the line

calling spade a spade

saying what one thinks

not beating about the bush

calling a spade a spade

not pulling any punches

meaning what one says

brief and to the point

not mincing one's words

unfavorable^US

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“His impetuous nature had tended to make him rather abrupt and bluff in speech.”

Adjective

not afraid to call a spade a spade

Rather rude or ill-natured in speech or manner

uncivilized^US

uncivilised^UK

sharp-tongued

out of sorts

to the point

speaking as one finds

calling a spade a spade

ill-humored^US

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

lacking in social graces

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

libelous^US

libellous^UK

not beating about the bush

not mincing one's words

pulling no punches

straight from the shoulder

politically incorrect

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“Owing to his bluff manner, he was never very popular with the young people.”

Adjective