evasion

copouts

ˈkɒpaʊt

noun

an instance of avoiding a commitment or responsibility.

the government’s green paper is a complete cop-out

excuse,pretext,ostensible reason,pretence,front,cover,cover-up,subterfuge,fabrication,evasion,escape

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copout

ˈkɒpaʊt

noun

an instance of avoiding a commitment or responsibility.

the government’s green paper is a complete cop-out

excuse,pretext,ostensible reason,pretence,front,cover,cover-up,subterfuge,fabrication,evasion,escape

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artifices

/ˈɑːtɪfɪs/

noun

Clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others.

an industry dominated by artifice

trickery,deviousness,deceit,deception,dishonesty,cheating,duplicity,guile,cunning,artfulness,wiliness,craft,craftiness,evasion,slyness,chicanery,intrigue,subterfuge,strategy,bluff,pretence

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artifice

/ˈɑrdəfəs/

noun

Clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others.

the style is not free from the artifices of the period

trickery,deviousness,deceit,deception,dishonesty,cheating,duplicity,guile,cunning,artfulness,wiliness,craft,craftiness,evasion,slyness,chicanery,intrigue,subterfuge,strategy,bluff,pretence

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