duplicities
Acts of deceit
Duplicities is the plural of duplicity, which is deliberate deception or double-dealing—saying one thing while meaning or doing another.
The word carries strong moral condemnation, suggesting not just dishonesty but a calculated betrayal of trust.
The spy's duplicities were eventually exposed.
Unlike simple lies, duplicities often involve maintaining a false front over time, playing both sides, or pretending loyalty while secretly undermining someone.
Deliberate misleading of others
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
falsehood · dishonesty · swindle · chicanery · artifice · manipulation · underhandedness · skulduggery
Pretense of virtue
- insincerityLack of genuine feeling
- sanctimonyFeigned moral superiority
- cantSanctimonious insincerity
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
sham · masquerade · lip service · posturing · dissemblance · phoniness · affectation · pretentiousness
State of being twofold
- twonessState of being double
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
- bifurcationDivision into two branches
- ambivalenceConflicting emotions coexisting
dual nature · split · division · polarity · contradiction · double life · Jekyll and Hyde · dual identity
deceit
Deliberate misleading of others
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
trickery · falsehood · dishonesty · swindle · chicanery · artifice · manipulation · underhandedness · skulduggery · double-dealing
hypocrisy
Pretense of virtue
- insincerityLack of genuine feeling
- sanctimonyFeigned moral superiority
- cantSanctimonious insincerity
facade · sham · masquerade · lip service · posturing · dissemblance · phoniness · affectation · pretentiousness · hollowness
doubleness
State of being twofold
- twonessState of being double
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
- bifurcationDivision into two branches
ambivalence · dual nature · split · division · polarity · contradiction · double life · Jekyll and Hyde · dual identity · multiplicity
duplicitieshonesty
Truthfulness, sincerity
candor · sincerity · truthfulness · frankness · forthrightness
duplicitiesintegrity
Moral soundness and consistency
loyalty · faithfulness · constancy · trustworthiness · honor
duplicitiessingle-mindedness
Exclusive focus on purpose
consistency · straightness · uniformity · singleness · authenticity
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