Crookery and Ingenuousness

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Crookery noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.

Usage example: the dealer encouraged his sales reps to engage in crookery of all sorts, so long as it sold cars

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Ingenuousness is an antonym for crookery.

Ingenuousness noun - The quality or state of being simple and sincere.

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Crookery is an antonym for ingenuousness.

Nearby Words: ingenuous, ingenuously, ingenuity

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