VDict - Definition of guile

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guile

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Noun

the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

the quality of being crafty

shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

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Synonyms:
trickery chicanery chicane wile shenanigan craftiness deceitfulness craft cunning foxiness slyness wiliness

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "guile":
glial gaily gayly gael gaggle gal gala gale galea galilee more...
Words contain "guile":
aiguilette beguile beguiled beguilement beguiler guile guileful guileless
Words contain "guile" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
guile naif naive

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