Dissimulation
Dissimulation noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.
Usage example: got whatever she wanted through shameless dissimulation
Deviousness and dissimulation are semantically related in deceit topic. In some cases you can use "Deviousness" instead a noun "Dissimulation".
Deviousness
Deviousness noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
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Synonyms for Deviousness
Dissimulation and deviousness are semantically related in deceit topic. Sometimes you can use "Dissimulation" instead a noun "Deviousness".
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Related pairs
- deception and dissimulation
- deception and deviousness
- artifice and dissimulation
- artifice and deviousness
- cunning and dissimulation
- cunning and deviousness
- double-dealing and dissimulation
- double-dealing and deviousness
- lying and dissimulation
- lying and deviousness
- fraud and dissimulation
- fraud and deviousness
- subterfuge and dissimulation
- subterfuge and deviousness
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Deviousness and Dissimulation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dissimulation/deviousness
Dissimulation & Deviousness. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dissimulation/deviousness>.
Deviousness or Dissimulation. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dissimulation/deviousness.
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