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Synonyms & Antonyms of chicanery
the use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end
- that candidate only won the election through chicanery
Synonyms for chicanery
Words Related to chicanery
- artfulness,
- caginess
- (also cageyness),
- craftiness,
- cunning,
- deviousness,
- foxiness,
- oiliness,
- shadiness,
- sharpness,
- shiftiness,
- shrewdness,
- slickness,
- slipperiness,
- slyness,
- sneakiness,
- treachery,
- underhandedness,
- wiliness
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The first known use of chicanery was in 1609
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