Artifice
Artifice noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
Usage example: using their artifice, the Greeks crafted a hollow wooden horse to hide inside and thereby gained entry into the city of Troy
Guilefulness and artifice are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Guilefulness" instead a noun "Artifice".
Nearby Words: artificial, artificer
Guilefulness
Guilefulness noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
Usage example: he had an inherent guilefulness that made him a formidable power broker in Washington
Artifice and guilefulness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Artifice" instead a noun "Guilefulness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- subtlety and artifice
- subtlety and guilefulness
- deception and artifice
- deception and guilefulness
- cunning and artifice
- cunning and guilefulness
- cheating and artifice
- cheating and guilefulness
- double-dealing and artifice
- double-dealing and guilefulness
- craft and artifice
- craft and guilefulness
- fraud and artifice
- fraud and guilefulness
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