artifice Synonyms

ruse jugglery pretense quiddity router scheme sham slyness sneakiness stratagem pretence ploy knavery knavishness machination maneuver manoeuvre misguidance mountebankery perfidy plot strategy subterfuge swindle googly schtick con game confidence trick scam gimmick misconstrual one-upmanship sharp practice skulduggery shake up tactic take-in treachery trick trickery trickiness underplot wile wiliness shell game juggle ambidextrousness craft craftiness cunning