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单词 pettifoggery
释义
(noun) 
the Senate's procedural pettifoggery
Synonyms
dishonesty
She accused the government of dishonesty and incompetence.
fraud
He was jailed for two years for fraud.
corruption
He faces 54 charges of corruption and tax evasion.
cheating
deception
He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception.
deceit
The suspect was found guilty of theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale.
swindling
duplicity
He was guilty of duplicity in his private dealings.
double-dealing
There has been some double-dealing.
gerrymandering
jobbery

Additional synonyms

in the sense of corruption
Definition
dishonesty and illegal behaviour
He faces 54 charges of corruption and tax evasion.
Synonyms
dishonesty,
fraud,
bribing,
fiddling (informal),
graft (informal),
bribery,
extortion,
profiteering,
breach of trust,
demoralization,
venality,
shady dealings (informal),
crookedness (informal),
jobbery,
unscrupulousness,
shadiness,
fraudulency
in the sense of deceit
Definition
behaviour intended to deceive
The suspect was found guilty of theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale.
Synonyms
lying,
fraud,
cheating,
deception,
hypocrisy,
cunning,
pretence,
treachery,
dishonesty,
guile,
artifice,
trickery,
misrepresentation,
duplicity,
subterfuge,
feint,
double-dealing,
chicanery,
wile,
dissimulation,
craftiness,
imposture,
fraudulence,
slyness,
deceitfulness,
underhandedness
in the sense of deception
Definition
the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived
He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception.
Synonyms
trickery,
fraud,
deceit,
hypocrisy,
cunning,
treachery,
guile,
duplicity,
insincerity,
legerdemain,
dissimulation,
craftiness,
fraudulence,
deceitfulness,
deceptiveness

Nearby words of
pettifoggery

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Synonyms of 'pettifoggery'

pettifoggery

Additional synonyms

in the sense of double-dealing
Definition
treacherous or deceitful behaviour
There has been some double-dealing.
Synonyms
treachery,
cheating,
betrayal,
deception,
hypocrisy,
two-timing (informal),
deceit,
dishonesty,
trickery,
foul play,
duplicity,
bad faith,
perfidy (literary),
mendacity
in the sense of duplicity
Definition
deceitful behaviour
He was guilty of duplicity in his private dealings.
Synonyms
deceit,
fraud,
deception,
hypocrisy,
dishonesty,
guile,
artifice,
falsehood,
double-dealing,
chicanery,
perfidy (literary),
dissimulation
in the sense of fraud
Definition
deliberate deception or cheating intended to gain an advantage
He was jailed for two years for fraud.
Synonyms
deception,
deceit,
treachery,
swindling,
guile,
trickery,
duplicity,
double-dealing,
chicanery,
sharp practice,
imposture,
fraudulence,
spuriousness

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