Forgery and Gambit

Forgery

Forgery noun - An imitation that is passed off as genuine.

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Gambit and forgery are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gambit" instead a noun "Forgery".

Nearby Words: forged, forger

Gambit noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Forgery and gambit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Forgery" instead a noun "Gambit".

good	good forgery	good gambit
elaborate	elaborate forgery	elaborate gambit
obvious	obvious forgery	obvious gambit
brilliant	brilliant forgery	brilliant gambit
Other adjectives: real, cunning, little, impressive, clever.

Gambit follows a con by an inept art curator, attempting to convince his employer to buy a forgery of a Monet painting by use of a confederate.

Source: The Con
In Gambit, Harry Deane hates his job as an art curator, and plans to use it to scam his boss out of approximately 12 million pounds sterling with a forgery.

Source: Take This Job and Shove It

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