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View usage for: knavery in British English (ˈneɪvərɪ) nounWord forms: plural -eries1. a deceitful or dishonest act 2. dishonest conduct; trickery knavery in American English (ˈneɪvəri) nounWord forms: plural ˈknaveries1. behavior or an act characteristic of a knave; rascality; dishonesty 2. Obsolete roguishness; mischievous quality Synonyms of 'knavery'dishonesty, fraud, corruption, deception More Synonyms of knavery Definition dishonest behaviour (old-fashioned) a hotbed of intrigue and malicious knavery Synonyms imposture (formal) roguery rascality Additional synonymsDefinition trickery or deception The trial revealed a world of crime, corruption and political chicanery. Synonyms trickery, cheating, intrigue, deception, artifice, wiles, duplicity, subterfuge, stratagems, chicane, double-dealing, skulduggery (informal), sharp practice, sophistry, deviousness, wire-pulling (US), underhandedness, dodgeDefinition dishonesty and illegal behaviour He faces 54 charges of corruption and tax evasion. Synonyms dishonesty, fraud, bribing, fiddling (informal), graft (informal), bribery, extortion, profiteering, breach of trust, demoralization, venality, shady dealings (informal), crookedness (informal), jobbery, unscrupulousness, shadiness, fraudulency Definition behaviour intended to deceive The suspect was found guilty of theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale. Synonyms lying, fraud, cheating, deception, hypocrisy, cunning, pretence, treachery, dishonesty, guile, artifice, trickery, misrepresentation, duplicity, subterfuge, feint, double-dealing, chicanery, wile, dissimulation, craftiness, imposture, fraudulence, slyness, deceitfulness, underhandedness - knack
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Additional synonymsDefinition the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception. Synonyms trickery, fraud, deceit, hypocrisy, cunning, treachery, guile, duplicity, insincerity, legerdemain, dissimulation, craftiness, fraudulence, deceitfulness, deceptiveness 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), mendacityDefinition 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), dissimulationDefinition deliberate deception or cheating intended to gain an advantage He was jailed for two years for fraud. Synonyms deception, deceit, treachery, swindling, guile, trickery, duplicity, double-dealing, chicanery, sharp practice, imposture, fraudulence, spuriousness Definition deception, esp. by pretending to be someone else Synonyms deception, trick, fraud, cheat, imposition, hoax, counterfeit, swindle, artifice, impersonation, canard, con trick (informal), quackery They will resort to trickery in order to impress their clients. Synonyms deception, fraud, cheating, con (informal), hoax, pretence, deceit, dishonesty, swindling, guile, double-dealing, skulduggery (informal), chicanery, hanky-panky (informal), hokum (slang, US, Canadian), monkey business (informal), funny business, jiggery-pokery (informal, British), impostureDefinition evil or vicious behaviour They justify their villainy in the name of their high ideals. Synonyms wickedness, crime, vice, sin, atrocity, delinquency, criminality, depravity, iniquity, turpitude (formal), baseness, devilry, knavery (old-fashioned), rascality |