Guile and Lie

Guile

Guile noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.

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Lie and guile are semantically related In some cases you can use "Lie" instead a noun "Guile".

Nearby Words: guileless, guileful

Lie noun - A statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive.

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Guile and lie are semantically related in untruth topic. Sometimes you can use "Guile" instead a noun "Lie".

Nearby Word: lied

old	old guile	old lie
dead	dead guile	dead lie

He also acts significantly warmer towards children (stated to be because "when they lie, they don't have the guile to get away with it") and his father.

Source: Morality Pet
Guile Hero: Jing Tian, his ability to lie and think on his feet has saved the day numerous times before he became strong enough to force his way through.

Source: Series / Chinese Paladin 3
Then someone like a friend who's a Guile Hero, the Cynical Mentor or The Lancer comes along, and tells the hero a lie that gets them fired up with a fresh batch of Heroic Resolve.

Source: Motivational Lie

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