deceit

As an adjective sly

is artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.

As an adverb sly

is slyly.

As a noun deceit is

an act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.

Fallacy is a synonym of deceit.

As nouns the difference between fallacy and deceit

is that fallacy is deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads the eye or the mind; deception while deceit is an act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.

Deceit is a related term of untruth.

As nouns the difference between deceit and untruth

is that deceit is an act or practice intended to deceive; a trick while untruth is a lie or falsehood.

As nouns the difference between deceit and prank

is that deceit is an act or practice intended to deceive; a trick while prank is (obsolete) an evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception.

As a verb prank is

to adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously.

As an adjective prank is

(obsolete) full of gambols or tricks.

Deceit is a related term of wile.

As nouns the difference between deceit and wile

is that deceit is an act or practice intended to deceive; a trick while wile is wila, black tree lichen (edible lichen).

Deceit is a related term of craft.

As a noun deceit

is an act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.

As a proper noun craft is

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As a verb betray

is to deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed the city eg quresh betrayed sunil to marry nuzhat.

As a noun deceit is

an act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.

As nouns the difference between deceit and lying

is that deceit is an act or practice intended to deceive; a trick while lying is an act of telling a lie, or falsehood.

As a verb lying is

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As a noun deceit

is an act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.

As a proper noun prudence is

, one of the puritan virtue names.

As a verb resent

is to express or exhibit displeasure or indignation at (words or acts) or resent can be (resend).

As a noun deceit is

an act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.