dupery
- noun
- /ˈduːpəri/
:
engaño
- Her dupery was uncovered when the authorities revealed the truth behind her fake investments.
Examples
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The con artist was skilled in dupery, leading many to believe in his fraudulent schemes.
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Informing Granger that the few Virginians "deluded by the XYZ duperies" had returned to Jeffersonianism, he hoped that something similar would occur in New England.
Academic text (2016) -
He resorted to dupery to trick his friends into believing he had won the lottery.
Synonyms
577
4.0
Deceiving someone to get money or an unfair advantage
166
4.1
A trick that makes people believe something false
163
3.9
An action that makes someone believe something not true
66
4.6
Dishonest action meant to trick someone
53
7.7
A clever trick to deceive someone
27
4.9
To use dishonest ways to cheat people
19
9.5
A trick or excuse to hide the real reason
12
8.1
Dishonest behavior that hides true intentions to trick someone
12
9.1
False talk or behavior meant to trick people
11
7.8
Clever but dishonest way of acting that tricks people
11
4.9
An unfair action meant to harm or cheat someone
8
9.3
Tricks people use to deceive others to get money or advantage
8
8.6
Secret or dishonest actions that try to cheat people
6
6.8
A thing or action made to trick people into thinking it is real
4
7.5
A false act or story that tries to trick people, often to make them laugh
3
9.9
Secret dishonest actions that trick people to get money or power
3
8.8
A way of hiding the truth by pretending to be less involved
3
9.9
Hiding your true feelings or intentions by pretending
2
6.5
Trying to make other people believe something that is not true
1
6.0
Doing things quietly to trick people without them noticing
1
9.8
Secret dishonest actions to get an unfair advantage
1
8.7
Dishonest behaviour that aims to get money or other unfair personal gain
1
7.5
Behaving dishonestly by pretending one thing and doing another
1
7.2
A quality that makes something seem true when it is false
1
9.7
Dishonest words or actions that try to trick people
1
7.1
Dishonest or sneaky behaviour to get what you want
Act of showing a friendly face while hiding true feelings
Being clever in a dishonest or deceptive way that is hard to guess
Dishonest actions that try to trick people
A plan that uses dishonest tricks to get an unfair advantage
Antonyms
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dupery comes from the French word duperie and from the verb dupe, which means 'to fool', with the noun ending -ery that names a practice. So dupery means the act of tricking or fooling people, often to get an advantage.