| Main Entry: |
duplicity |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
deception |
Synonyms: |
Judas kiss,
artifice,
chicanery,
cunning,
deceit, dirty dealing, dirty pool, dirty trick, dirty work, dishonesty, dissemblance, dissimulation, double-dealing, dualism, duality, faithlessness, falsehood,
fraud,
guile,
hypocrisy, one-upmanship, perfidiousness, perfidy, skullduggery, stab in back, treacherousness,
treachery, two-facedness, twoness
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| Notes: |
duplicity implies double-dealing while chicanery suggests trickery and wiliness |
Antonyms: |
forthrightness, honesty, trustworthiness
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