subterfuge Synonyms

intrigue plan plot ploy posturing pretence pretense pretext prevarication overreaching obscurement misinformation invisibility jig jugglery knavery loophole machination maneuver manoeuvre quibbling quillet quodlibet stratagem swindle tactic trap trick trickery wile scam stalking-horse sophistry slyness rigging ruse scheme secretiveness sham shift shuffling sleight deviousness advocation craft craftiness cunning deceit deception deceptiveness