Subterfuge

What do we mean by subterfuge?

Deception used to achieve an end. noun

A deceptive stratagem or device. noun

That to which a person resorts for escape or concealment; a shift; an evasion; artifice employed to escape censure or the force of an argument. noun

Synonyms Shift, etc. (see evasion), excuse, trick, quirk, shuffle, pretense, pretext, mask, blind. noun

That to which one resorts for escape or concealment; an artifice employed to escape censure or the force of an argument, or to justify opinions or conduct; a shift; an evasion. noun

An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and politics. noun

Deception; misrepresentation of the true nature of an activity. noun

Something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity noun

An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and diplomatics.

Deception; misrepresentation of the true nature of an activity.

Words that are spelled similarly to subterfuge:
subterfuge, subterfuges.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word subterfuge:
deception, straits, justify, joan, convinced, persian, obtain, tell, ruling, spoke, agents, avoid, escape, enemy, documents, secret, attempts.

Words that rhyme with subterfuge:
huge, stooge, luge, scrooge, centrifuge, fuge, noodge, kluge, spooge, cluj, juge, ruge, googe, guige, buege, fruge, baton-rouge, hooge, microcentrifuge, zuege.

Adjectives that are often used to describe subterfuge:
mere, such, little, miserable, legal, mean, political, clever, elaborate, transparent, wretched, paltry, further, obvious, poor, common, pitiful, possible, ingenious, unworthy, verbal, diplomatic, simple, usual, convenient, similar, subtle, innocent, weak, deliberate, petty, cowardly, cunning, shallow, clumsy, contemptible, flimsy, intellectual, linguistic, absurd, hypocritical, above, scholastic, vain, pure, necessary, ridiculous, feminine, apparent, dishonest, literary, discreditable, foolish, polite, harmless, disgraceful, semantic, crafty, merest, fraudulent, grand, palpable, successful, conscious, idle, unnecessary, slight, conceivable, feeble, silly, ideological, sheer, pitiable, insidious, mild, artful, minor, cheap, playful, pious, despicable, wily.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective subterfuge:
slavery, displace.

Words that sound like subterfuge:
subterfuge, subterfuges, sabrage, super fresh, superflu, stir fry, stirfry, stirrage, stir-fry, soap tree.