the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.

deception using an assumed character, identity, or name, as by an impostor.

an instance or piece of fraudulent imposition.

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honesty , reality , truth

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artifice , cheat , con , copy , counterfeit , deceit , deception , fabrication , fake , feint , fiddle , flimflam * , forgery , gambit , hoax , hocus-pocus * , illusion , imitation , impersonation , imposition , make-believe , maneuver , masquerade , phony , ploy , pretense , pretension , put-on , quackery , ruse , sell * , sham , sleight , spoof , stratagem , swindle , wile , device , dodge , gimmick , jig , subterfuge , charlatanism , falsehood , fraud , trick