Cunningness
Cunningness noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.
Usage example: people should remember that it was cunningness and not kindness that made him a very wealthy lawyer
Prevarication and cunningness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prevarication" instead a noun "Cunningness".
Prevarication
Prevarication noun - A statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive.
Cunningness and prevarication are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cunningness" instead a noun "Prevarication".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- falsehood and cunningness
- falsehood and prevarication
- deception and cunningness
- deception and prevarication
- fake and cunningness
- fake and prevarication
- artifice and cunningness
- artifice and prevarication
- shift and cunningness
- shift and prevarication
- dodge and cunningness
- dodge and prevarication
- cunning and cunningness
- cunning and prevarication
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