MeanOF

artifice

- noun (n)

Meaning: hoax clever act

Synonyms: con contrivance device dodge expedient gambit gimmick machination maneuver play ploy racket ruse savvy scam stratagem subterfuge tactic wile
Antonyms: candor frankness honesty honor ingenuousness innocence openness reality sincerity truthfulness
- noun (n)

Meaning: cunning deception

Synonyms: artfulness chicanery craftiness dishonesty duplicity guile scheming slyness trickery wiliness
Antonyms: candor frankness honesty honor ingenuousness innocence openness reality sincerity truthfulness
- noun (n)

Meaning: skill, cleverness

Synonyms: ability adroitness deftness facility finesse ingenuity invention inventiveness know-how skill
Antonyms: artlessness inability incapacity simplicity uncleverness

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