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Synonyms & Antonyms of subterfuge
the use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end
- propagandists who use a kind of photographic subterfuge, superimposing one image on another to create a false "reality"
Synonyms for subterfuge
Words Related to subterfuge
- 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 subterfuge was in 1573
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