skulduggery
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9.8
- noun
- /ˌskʌlˈdʌɡəri/
:
trampa
- political skulduggery
Examples
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I think a bit of skulduggery would do you good, take your mind off this Pan business.
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I know there is some skulduggery afoot.
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And if it is on occasions the place of low skulduggery, it is more often the place for the pursuit of noble causes.
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The kind of conniving skulduggery that you would expect in a private conspiracy in a pub.
Blog text (12) -
Very seldom did he ever express an interest in white-collar crime or in political skulduggery while DA.
Blog text (27) -
Whoever orchestrated the leaks, one of their principal goals was clearly to expose the corruption and skulduggery surrounding the Vatican's finances.
Blog text (25) -
Given the degree of treachery, skulduggery, deceit, misinformation, lies, and dishonesty, what did we expect Rmoney was going to do - make nice?
Blog text (14) -
The detective uncovered a web of skulduggery in the corporate world that deceived many investors.
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The politician was accused of engaging in skulduggery to sway the election in his favor.
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After investigating the case, she realized there had been a lot of skulduggery involved in the deal.
Synonyms
577
4.0
Deceiving someone to get money or an unfair advantage
187
2.1
An act of tricking someone to get an unfair advantage
163
3.9
An action that makes someone believe something not true
66
4.6
Dishonest action meant to trick someone
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3.2
Actions like lying, cheating, or stealing
27
4.9
To use dishonest ways to cheat people
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9.5
A trick or excuse to hide the real reason
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2.8
An act of dishonesty that gives someone an unfair advantage
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8.1
Dishonest behavior that hides true intentions to trick someone
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6.0
Secret dishonest actions that harm or make someone look bad, often in politics and business
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9.1
False talk or behavior meant to trick people
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4.9
An unfair action meant to harm or cheat someone
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8.1
Words or actions that trick people by seeming magical
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9.3
Tricks people use to deceive others to get money or advantage
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8.6
Secret or dishonest actions that try to cheat people
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9.9
Dishonest actions that try to trick people to get something
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6.8
A thing or action made to trick people into thinking it is real
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9.9
Secret dishonest actions that trick people to get money or power
3
9.9
Hiding your true feelings or intentions by pretending
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7.0
Secret actions that are dishonest or unfair to get what you want
1
6.0
Doing things quietly to trick people without them noticing
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8.7
Dishonest behaviour that aims to get money or other unfair personal gain
1
7.2
A quality that makes something seem true when it is false
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6.3
An illegal plan to get money by tricking people
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7.1
Dishonest behavior of pretending one thing but doing another
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9.7
Dishonest words or actions that try to trick people
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6.3
Dishonest behavior in business or money matters
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6.9
Dishonest behavior by a person or group
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7.1
Dishonest or sneaky behaviour to get what you want
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7.7
Clever, dishonest talk that tries to trick people
A plan that uses dishonest tricks to get an unfair advantage
Tricks that fool people to gain an advantage
Cheating people to get their money or an advantage
Dishonest actions that try to trick people
Actions that cheat people to get their money
A habit of ignoring right and wrong and being dishonest to get what you want
Antonyms
How Deceitful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Skulduggery probably comes from an old Scottish word sculduddery that meant 'shameful or disorderly behaviour'. A helpful way to remember it is that it sounds a bit like skulk ('to hide'), so skulduggery now means secret, dishonest trickery.