Cunning
Cunning noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.
Usage example: used cunning and subterfuge to work her way up the corporate ladder
Mountebankery and cunning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mountebankery" instead a noun "Cunning".
Nearby Word: cunningly
Mountebankery
Cunning and mountebankery are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cunning" instead a noun "Mountebankery".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- deception and cunning
- deception and mountebankery
- artifice and cunning
- artifice and mountebankery
- cheating and cunning
- cheating and mountebankery
- double-dealing and cunning
- double-dealing and mountebankery
- craft and cunning
- craft and mountebankery
- fraud and cunning
- fraud and mountebankery
- dishonesty and cunning
- dishonesty and mountebankery
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Mountebankery and Cunning. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cunning/mountebankery
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