dup·ery
| \ ˈdü-pə-rē
also ˈdyü- \
also ˈdyü- \
plural duperies
Definition of dupery
1
: the condition of being duped
2
: the act or practice of duping
Synonyms & Antonyms for dupery
Synonyms
- artifice,
- cheating,
- cozenage,
- craft,
- craftiness,
- crookedness,
- crookery,
- cunning,
- cunningness,
- deceit,
- deceitfulness,
- deception,
- deceptiveness,
- dishonesty,
- dissembling,
- dissimulation,
- double-dealing,
- duplicity,
- fakery,
- foxiness,
- fraud,
- guile,
- guilefulness,
- wiliness
Antonyms
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“Dupery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dupery. Accessed 13 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of dupery was in 1759
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