Artifice
Artifice noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Smokescreen and artifice are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smokescreen" instead a noun "Artifice".
Nearby Words: artificial, artificer
Smokescreen
Smokescreen noun - (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements.
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Synonyms for Smokescreen
Artifice and smokescreen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Artifice" instead a noun "Smokescreen".
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Related pairs
- device and artifice
- device and smokescreen
- trick and artifice
- trick and smokescreen
- pretence and artifice
- pretence and smokescreen
- sham and artifice
- sham and smokescreen
- deception and artifice
- deception and smokescreen
- stratagem and artifice
- stratagem and smokescreen
- machination and artifice
- machination and smokescreen
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Smokescreen and Artifice. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/artifice/smokescreen
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Smokescreen or Artifice. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/artifice/smokescreen.
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