Crookery and Openness

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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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Openness is an antonym for crookery.

Openness noun - The free expression of one's true feelings and opinions.

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Crookery is an antonym for openness.

Nearby Words: open, opening, openly

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Openness and Crookery. (2017). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crookery/openness

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