chicanery
[shi-key-nuh-ree, chi-]
noun, plural chi·can·er·ies.
trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry: He resorted to the worst flattery and chicanery to win the job.
a quibble or subterfuge used to trick, deceive, or evade.
Origin of chicanery
Synonyms for chicanery
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stratagem, machination, dishonesty, duplicity, dodge, furtiveness, fraud, maneuver, ploy, plot, feint, cheating, sophistry, subterfuge, artifice, double-dealing, ruse, gambit, intrigue, skullduggeryExamples from the Web for chicanery
Contemporary Examples of chicanery
Fans of today adore the cheaters of the past, precisely because of their chicanery.
Historical Examples of chicanery
The placard had indicated the possibility of chicanery on the part of McGuire.
The Vagrant DukeGeorge Gibbs
In a world of chicanery and treachery the sword alone cut clean.
Dreamers of the GhettoI. Zangwill
A delicate webwork of forgery, bribery, chicanery and falsehood.
The Misplaced BattleshipHarry Harrison (AKA Henry Maxwell Dempsey)
Back in other days, a horse trade was often tinged with fraud and chicanery.
David Lannarck, MidgetGeorge S. Harney
In that case he must be prepared for her pursuit, her letters, her chicanery, which he could not bear.
The Art of DisappearingJohn Talbot Smith
chicanery
noun plural -eries
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