Duplicity
Duplicity noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.
Pretense and duplicity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pretense" instead a noun "Duplicity".
Nearby Words: duplicate, duplication
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- trick and duplicity
- trick and pretense
- pretence and duplicity
- pretence and pretense
- sham and duplicity
- sham and pretense
- falsehood and duplicity
- falsehood and pretense
- deception and duplicity
- deception and pretense
- artifice and duplicity
- artifice and pretense
- double-dealing and duplicity
- double-dealing and pretense
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Pretense and Duplicity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/duplicity/pretense
Duplicity & Pretense. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/duplicity/pretense>.
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