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subterfuge::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blind |
| Type of | deceit, deception, misrepresentation |
he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge.
Examples of subterfuge
subterfuge
In the West, we would expect such subterfuge to exact a high psychological cost.
From the theatlantic.com
If you've had to resort to subterfuge, tell us about it in the comments section.
From the newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com
How much of her coverage and her biography is spin, subterfuge or outright lies?
From the forbes.com
This has been the subterfuge used in subtle and incorrect usage in communication.
From the dailynews.com
Since it isn't your style to resort to subterfuge, why be tempted to do so today?
From the sacbee.com
The magazine editor also defended the use of subterfuge by media organisations.
From the guardian.co.uk
Finally, weary of subterfuge, they decided to be seen publicly in the Via Veneto.
From the guardian.co.uk
I may even claim that some subterfuge is necessary when it relates to doing it.
From the iftomm2003.com
Small hypocrisies beget larger ones, not least because of the subterfuge involved.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
- Something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"
- Deception, beguilement, deceit, bluff, mystification, and subterfuge are acts to propagate beliefs that are not true, or not the whole truth (as in half-truths or omission). Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda, sleight of hand. It can employ distraction, camouflage or concealment. ...
- Subterfuge is a 1968 British espionage film directed by Peter Graham Scott and starring Gene Barry, Joan Collins and Richard Todd.
- An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and politics; Deception; misrepresentation of the true nature of an activity
- A clever trick or strategy used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.
- A deceptive scheme or strategy, deceitful evasion
- An artifice to escape censure or the force of an argument.
