chicanery

noun

The use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one's purpose.

SYNONYMS

artfulnesscheatingcodologycraftcraftinesscrookednessdeceitdeceitfulnessdeceptiondeviousnessdishonestydupingduplicityflimflamfraudfraudulencefunny businessguilehanky-pankyhoodwinkingintriguejiggery-pokeryknaverylegerdemainmanagementmisleading talkmonkey businessmonkeyshinespalace intriguesharp practiceshenanigansskulduggeryslynesssophistrysubterfugeswindlingtrickeryunderhandednessunscrupulousnesswiles