Artifice
Artifice noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Crocodile tears and artifice are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Crocodile tears" instead a noun "Artifice".
Nearby Words: artificial, artificer
Crocodile tears
Crocodile tears noun - A hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere weeping.
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Synonyms for Crocodile tears
Artifice and crocodile tears are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Artifice" instead a noun phrase "Crocodile tears".
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Related pairs
- trick and artifice
- trick and crocodile tears
- sham and artifice
- sham and crocodile tears
- deception and artifice
- deception and crocodile tears
- stratagem and artifice
- stratagem and crocodile tears
- ruse and artifice
- ruse and crocodile tears
- shift and artifice
- shift and crocodile tears
- cunning and artifice
- cunning and crocodile tears
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