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1) a secret agreement or understanding for a deceitful or fraudulent purpose (collusion)

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Meaning:
bogus

not genuine

counterfeit

clandestine

done secretly; kept secret

secret, sly

corrupt

(of a person, action) immoral; dishonest

dishonest

counterfeit

(to make) (something) made or done in imitation of another thing in order to deceive

fake, simulated

crafty

showing skill in trickery of the deceit

clever, scheming

deceitful

often deceiving

dishonest, insincere

deceptive

deceiving

dishonest

devious

going round and not taking the direct way

dishonest, crafty

dishonest

not honest

lying, untruthful

elusive

difficult to find, capture etc; not easy to remember

evasive, mysterious

fake

a work of art etc that looks genuine but is not

false, imitation

fallacious

(of an argument etc) wrong because based on error

false, wrong

make-believe

an act of pretending

imagined, unreal

mendacious

untruthful

dishonest

mock

not real or genuine; to make fun of (a person, way of speaking etc) (especially by copying in an unkind or disrespectful way)

artificial, fake

quack

(to make) the cry of a duck; a person dishonestly claiming to have medical knowledge and skill

counterfeit

sham

to pretend (to be in the condition mentioned)

artificial, counterfeit

shifty

not to be trusted

deceitful, untrustworthy

surreptitious

(of actions) done secretly

sneaky, secret

underhand

deceitful(ly)

deceitful

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