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skulduggery

(skʌldʌgəri)

uncountable noun

Skulduggery is behaviour in which someone acts in a dishonest way in order to achieve their aim.

[written]

...accusations of political skulduggery.

Synonyms: trickery, swindling, machinations, duplicity More Synonyms of skulduggery

skulduggery in British English

or US skullduggery (skʌlˈdʌɡərɪ)

noun

informal

underhand dealing; trickery

Word origin

C19: altered from earlier Scot sculduddery; of obscure origin

skulduggery in American English

(skʌlˈdʌgəri), skullˈduggery (skʌlˈdʌgəri)

noun

Informal

sneaky, dishonest behavior; trickery

Word origin

obs. Scot sculdudrie < ?

Examples of 'skulduggery' in a sentence
skulduggery

The quest now is to find an investor willing to plunge into the arcane world of F1, with all its political skulduggery and financial worries.

(noun) in the sense of trickery

Definition

underhand dealing to achieve an aim

(informal)

accusations of intimidation and political skulduggery

Synonyms

trickery

They will resort to trickery in order to impress their clients.

swindling

machinations

duplicity

He was guilty of duplicity in his private dealings.

double-dealing

There has been some double-dealing.

fraudulence

shenanigan(s) (informal)

unscrupulousness

underhandedness

Additional synonyms

in the sense of double-dealing

Definition

treacherous or deceitful behaviour

There has been some double-dealing.

Synonyms

treachery,

cheating,

betrayal,

deception,

hypocrisy,

two-timing (informal),

deceit,

dishonesty,

trickery,

foul play,

duplicity,

bad faith,

perfidy (literary),

mendacity

in the sense of duplicity

Definition

deceitful behaviour

He was guilty of duplicity in his private dealings.

Synonyms

deceit,

fraud,

deception,

hypocrisy,

dishonesty,

guile,

artifice,

falsehood,

double-dealing,

chicanery,

perfidy (literary),

dissimulation

Nearby words of
skulduggery

skive
skiver
skookum
skulduggery
skulk
skull
sky

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skulduggery

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单词	skulduggery
释义	Trends of skulduggery View usage for: skulduggery (skʌldʌgəri) uncountable noun Skulduggery is behaviour in which someone acts in a dishonest way in order to achieve their aim. [written] ...accusations of political skulduggery. Synonyms: trickery, swindling, machinations, duplicity More Synonyms of skulduggery skulduggery in British English or US skullduggery (skʌlˈdʌɡərɪ) noun informal underhand dealing; trickery Word origin C19: altered from earlier Scot sculduddery; of obscure origin skulduggery in American English (skʌlˈdʌgəri), skullˈduggery (skʌlˈdʌgəri) US noun Informal sneaky, dishonest behavior; trickery Word origin obs. Scot sculdudrie < ? Examples of 'skulduggery' in a sentence skulduggery The quest now is to find an investor willing to plunge into the arcane world of F1, with all its political skulduggery and financial worries. Times, Sunday Times (2014) (noun) in the sense of trickery Definition underhand dealing to achieve an aim (informal) accusations of intimidation and political skulduggery Synonyms trickery They will resort to trickery in order to impress their clients. swindling machinations duplicity He was guilty of duplicity in his private dealings. double-dealing There has been some double-dealing. fraudulence shenanigan(s) (informal) unscrupulousness underhandedness Additional synonyms in the sense of double-dealing Definition treacherous or deceitful behaviour There has been some double-dealing. Synonyms treachery, cheating, betrayal, deception, hypocrisy, two-timing (informal), deceit, dishonesty, trickery, foul play, duplicity, bad faith, perfidy (literary), mendacity in the sense of duplicity Definition deceitful behaviour He was guilty of duplicity in his private dealings. Synonyms deceit, fraud, deception, hypocrisy, dishonesty, guile, artifice, falsehood, double-dealing, chicanery, perfidy (literary), dissimulation Nearby words of skulduggery skive skiver skookum skulduggery skulk skull sky Synonyms of 'skulduggery' skulduggery Explore 'skulduggery' in the dictionary
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