guile (n.)

  1. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

    [ Syn: craft , craftiness , cunning , foxiness , slyness , wiliness ]

  2. the quality of being crafty

    [ Syn: craftiness , deceitfulness ]

  3. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

    [ Syn: trickery , chicanery , chicane , wile , shenanigan ]

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