skulduggery

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/skʌlˈdʌɡəɹi/ English

Definitions

noun

A devious device or trick.
Dishonest, underhanded, or unscrupulous activities or behaviour.

Related words

Synonyms

dishonesty jiggery-pokery subterfuge thugduggery trickery underhandedness unscrupulousness ruse strategem hocus-pocus hanky panky slickness skullduggery sculduggery scullduggery skuggery chicanery cunningness

Antonyms

honesty probity

Associated

diablerie scapegrace valkyrie tesseract tenebrae bringer faceless ghastly moloch melancholia sceptre vile

Rhymes

thuggery puggaree

References