Wile (Noun)

Meaning

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

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

• Guile
• Chicane
• Chicanery
• Shenanigan
• Trickery

Hypernyms

• Dissimulation
• Deception
• Deceit
• Dissembling

Hyponyms

• Hoax
• Fraud
• Fraudulence
• Dupery
• Put-on
• Jugglery

Related Words

• Wily (adjective)