HyperDic: wile

English > 1 sense of the word wile:
NOUNactwile, trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, shenaniganthe use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
wile > pronunciation
Soundsway'l
Rhymesaisle ... worthwhile: 64 rhymes with ayl...
English > wile: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThe use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them).
Synonymstrickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, shenanigan
Narrowerfraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-onSomething intended to deceive
juggleryartful trickery designed to achieve an end
Broaderdeception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulationThe act of deceiving / deceiving
Spanishardid, argucia, arte, artería, astucia, embaucamiento, engaño, estratagema, farfolla, fullería, picaresca, sofisma, treta
Catalanardit, arteria, art, astúcia, engalipada, estratagema, farfolla, sofisma
Adjectiveswilymarked by skill in deception

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