Duplicity
Duplicity noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.
Usage example: we were lucky not to be taken in by his duplicity
Slickness and duplicity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slickness" instead a noun "Duplicity".
Nearby Words: duplicate, duplication
Slickness
Slickness noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
Usage example: we were both impressed and outraged by the expert slickness with which the swindler fooled us
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- artifice and duplicity
- artifice and slickness
- cunning and duplicity
- cunning and slickness
- craft and duplicity
- craft and slickness
- dishonesty and duplicity
- dishonesty and slickness
- shrewdness and duplicity
- shrewdness and slickness
- trickery and duplicity
- trickery and slickness
- deceit and duplicity
- deceit and slickness
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