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
Slickness and artifice are semantically related In some cases you can use "Slickness" instead a noun "Artifice".
Nearby Words: artificial, artificer
Slickness
Slickness noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
Usage example: we were both impressed and outraged by the expert slickness with which the swindler fooled us
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Synonyms for Slickness
Artifice and slickness are semantically related in artfulness topic. Sometimes you can use "Artifice" instead a noun "Slickness".
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Related pairs
- skill and artifice
- skill and slickness
- facility and artifice
- facility and slickness
- subtlety and artifice
- subtlety and slickness
- finesse and artifice
- finesse and slickness
- cunning and artifice
- cunning and slickness
- craft and artifice
- craft and slickness
- dishonesty and artifice
- dishonesty and slickness
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