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Deceit used in order to achieve one's goal

A trick or deception used to achieve an objective

A manner or expression that hides one's true character or feelings

The act of sabotaging something

The action of evading something

The state or quality of being specious

An intentionally false statement

An ambiguity or inadequacy in a set of rules that can be potentially exploited

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Noun

Deceit used in order to achieve one's goal

monkey business

every trick in the book

underhandedness

unscrupulousness

misbehaviour^UK

sleight of hand

palace intrigue

untrustworthiness

misleading talk

artful argument

specious reasoning

surreptitiousness

smoke and mirrors

double-crossing

artful deception

bait and switch

treacherousness

misdemeanour^UK

ambidextrousness

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“But what's possibly the most damning aspect of this is the level of dishonesty, subterfuge and cover-up.”

Noun

A trick or deception used to achieve an objective

misrepresentation

course of action

confidence trick

sleight of hand

smoke and mirrors

oldest trick in the book

bait and switch

treacherousness

attention-grabber

wild-goose chase

diversionary tactic

misleading clue

irresistible bait

military science

confidence game

instrumentality

method of working

instrumentation

set of procedures

systematic process

standard procedure

proposed action

vision statement

eye-catching novelty

organisation^UK

organization^US

means of access

mission statement

mode of behaviour

mode of conduct

temporary solution

set of principles

operating procedure

temporary measure

logical process

frame of reference

orderly process

set of guidelines

set of channels

jury-rigged expedient

temporary expedient

strategic maneuver

offensive maneuver

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“We must object to the use of a subterfuge, or the use of a technicality for the evasion of a law, on the part of a defendant.”

Noun

A manner or expression that hides one's true character or feelings

misrepresentation

false appearance

outward appearance

ostensible reason

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

mitigating circumstances

why and wherefore

lack of veracity

hollow pretense

false pretension

supposed grounds

putting on a front

assuming a front

pretentiousness

window dressing

smoke and mirrors

window-dressing

superciliousness

airs and graces

going Hollywood

assumed manners

unnatural imitation

putting on airs

outward display

false impression

deceptive appearance

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Noun

The act of sabotaging something

Noun

The action of evading something

Noun

The state or quality of being specious

misapprehension

misinterpretation

misconstruction

mistaken belief

mistaken impression

faulty reasoning

unsound argument

misunderstanding

false impression

unconvincingness

questionability

inconceivability

unsatisfactoriness

inconceivableness

insubstantiality

incomprehension

unfounded belief

irrational belief

fallacious argument

figment of the imagination

specious reasoning

fool's paradise

misrepresentation

false interpretation

erroneous belief

optical illusion

misappreciation

miscommunication

unjustifiability

old wivesʼ tale

wrong end of the stick

printer's error

slip of the pen

slip of the tongue

typographical error

subtle argument

use of fallacious arguments

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

unsound reasoning

twisting the facts

overgeneral reasoning

castles in Spain

castles in the air

underestimation

trumped-up story

alternative fact

cock and bull story

false appearance

deceptive appearance

error of judgment

fictitious story

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Noun

An intentionally false statement

misrepresentation

departure from the truth

flight of fancy

piece of fiction

terminological inexactitude

trumped-up story

figment of the imagination

little white lie

alternative fact

cock and bull story

deviation from the truth

disregard for the facts

cock-and-bull story

shaggy-dog story

lack of veracity

economy with the truth

figment of imagination

false statement

not a true picture

farfetched story

double entendre

quibbling routine

one for the birds

conspiracy theory

prepared speech

misleading statement

pussyfooting around

beating about the bush

suppressio veri

confusing statement

incredible story

unbelievable tale

exaggerated story

poetic license^US

false information

poetic licence^UK

mistaken belief

bending of the truth

fictitious story

misleading information

misinterpretation

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

unsound reasoning

twisting the facts

specious reasoning

overgeneral reasoning

castle in the air

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Noun

An ambiguity or inadequacy in a set of rules that can be potentially exploited

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