subterfuge

Definitions

Deceit used in order to achieve one's goal.

A statement or action resorted to in order to deceive.

Examples

The spy relied on elaborate subterfuge to infiltrate the high-security facility without raising any alarms.

Her success in the business world was built not on talent, but on a series of calculated acts of subterfuge.

Synonyms

deception trickery artifice guile stratagem duplicity chicanery

Antonyms

honesty truthfulness candor sincerity frankness openness transparency