Synonym of a feint

bluff artifice ruse play ploy stratagem subterfuge wile deception expedient gambit manoeuvre trick bait cheat contrivance deceit device hoax hoodwinking machination maneuver pretence pretense pretension pretext sham smokescreen blind cover distraction dodge fake imposture shift snare duck stall mock attack red herring make-believe put-on put-up job scheme gimmick flimflam con game jig fraud sleight stunt fetch plot trickery wheeze shenanigan scam knack juggle tactic swindle cheating chicanery facade intrigue façade front move plan craftiness masquerade sting codology trap chicane grift lurk set-up humbug method twist con trick shenanigans counterfeit craft disguise false front misrepresentation smoke and mirrors artfulness jiggery-pokery hanky-panky double-dealing dishonesty dissimulation bunco canard gamesmanship rort flanker gyp imposition finesse smoke screen cunning funny business cloak mask screen cover-up fraudulence snow job duplicity skulduggery camouflage guile duping charade kidology legerdemain lie fakery jugglery skullduggery slyness decoy racket guise manipulation fastie setup sell cunning plan angle catch wangle semblance schlenter rig monkeyshines concern instrument jest secret means fun fixture sport confidence trick booby trap curveball monkey business spoof sleight of hand measure deceitfulness show wiles underhandedness swindling wrinkle deviousness hypocrisy sophistry conspiracy loophole treachery crookedness cunningness delusion dissembling deceptiveness hocus-pocus falseness posturing veil leg-pull scenario illusion sharp practice strategy take-in knavery management prank escapade lure act simulation Trojan horse feigning jive allurement switch game plan hustle dissemblance veneer whitewash demarche shuffle fig leaf con game sweet talk play-acting soft soap window-dressing fast one curtain little game gizmo gadget widget unscrupulousness caper antic insincerity stratagems ambush feat beguilement horseplay slant scheming cant sanctimoniousness dirty trick dirty work sellout crocodile tears winning move falsehood distortion invention design furtiveness wire-pulling surreptitiousness waffle talk double-crossing verbiage fourberie nonsense loss-leader shtick action brainchild falsity scene bit manoeuvring rip-off kicker misleading talk oldest trick in the book evasion fiddle apparatus publicity device eye-catching novelty promotion aid cabal quackery empty talk phoneyness hypocritical talk hypocritical behaviour Tartufferie forgery course of action line of action one-upmanship bait and switch proposition hokum porky charlatanry hot air improvisation phoniness jiving snow lies propaganda footwork clever move hogwash bilk mare's-nest fallacy story ride pork pie shuck malarkey crock fib burlesque faking fiction imitation smoke disturbance distractor commotion diversion deviation interruption pose specious reasoning maneuvering artful argument false show gin mere show attention-grabber pitfall false colors fast shuffle confidence game dragnet inveiglement enticement temptation hook seducement snag masking false clue fool's errand false trail curve ball false face wild-goose chase diversionary tactic misleading clue posture smoke-screen disguising closeting affectation come-on attitude display appearance performance shamming stance airs posing playacting fabrication falsification false display chaser a put-up job a put-on shuck and jive hamming phoney phony dissimilation lying wiliness dupery bluffing crookery foxiness cozenage guilefulness cozening defrauding trapping misleading two-timing ambidextrousness entrapping overreaching two-facedness ambidexterity dirty pool dirty dealing way joke shell game diddle step tack frame-up policy course kite bunko frame boondoggle shakedown system programme program approach tactics fix resort recourse double-cross resource expediency procedure ramp stopgap swizzle entrapment swizz refuge practical joke collusion idea attraction graft extortion fraudulent scheme parody inducement draw arrangement travesty practice carrot covin shady deal master plan line plan of action secret plan medium sitting duck makeshift disposition fit-up recipe methodology planning initiative substitute operation magic crime tool schtick exploitation mockery agency project pull appeal plotting conjuring routine dupe machinations bit of sharp practice incentive seduction garb acting shuffling ostentation magnet image snivel impression plant blackmail perfidy disloyalty false pretense false appearance dumb act outward appearance invitation gold brick blueprint mummery bill of goods call crooked deal bribe siren song sweetener mousetrap tout ground plan drawing card jape equivocation innovation coinage concoction creation savvy option path road formation hosing hidden danger quiz dido deed plans farce pantomime possibility alternative overcharging movement roguery set of tactics campaigning manoeuvres generalship toils rip sucker game stealing embezzlement motion interest fascination turn-on intention trumped-up charge false charge subversion ensnarement shifting deal suggestion daylight robbery devices diplomacy defence how maneuvers form manner technique defense fashion channels campaign style contraption mode appliance draft draught secret scheme mare's nest flim-flam double cross pretentiousness simulacrum pageant mimicry allure proposal bad deal laugh bad buy connivance complicity venture impersonation undertaking thought formula reproduction copy proceeding attempt progress effort corruption song and dance enterprise submission animus purpose instrumentality costume personation color colour revel treatment projection booster stoolie blow off stick beard nark stool pigeon shill tease windup solution mock-up dummy pattern complot confederacy optical illusion magic trick squeeze lay theft illegality lawlessness push league lookalike likeness red tape conjuring trick big picture crafty designs road map grand design sedition hookup countermine counterplot treacherousness pinchbeck knock-off pirate roadmap secret understanding jazz wrong baloney spell illegal scheme hoaxing bamboozlement golden circle action plan illegal enterprise criminal activity pseudo four-flusher junque replica knowledge agreement involvement consent approval skunk guiltiness guilt collaboration cahoots flam diddling prestidigitation plan of attack illicit scheme -gate backstabbing business betrayal infidelity unfaithfulness faithlessness treason charm cover up run around fraudulent artifice fradulent artifice occultism mystification stab in the back

pass thrust push jab lunge swing charge pounce leap dive rush jump spring swipe sudden movement swoop bolt dash shove dart ram barge drive plunge bound bump jolt butt forward movement bang knock attack assault drop sweep sprint run stoop descent grab race break attempt to grab dodge scurry gallop scramble sortie stampede flight scamper start poke spurt

volt thrust-avoiding leap dodge leap sidestep spring

pretext excuse pretence ploy ruse cover device grounds pretense alibi simulation stratagem subterfuge con routine stall cop-out cover story cover-up ostensible reason red herring supposed grounds alleged reason false excuse fig leaf song and dance

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