subterfuge

subterfuge is a 10-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That to which one resorts for escape or concealment; an artifice employed to escape censure or the force of an argument, or to justify opinions or conduct; a shift; an evasion. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 20 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. That to which one resorts for escape or concealment; an artifice employed to escape censure or the force of an argument, or to justify opinions or conduct; a shift; an evasion.
2. noun. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

   "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"

   "the holding company was just a blind"

   Synonyms: blind

Synonyms

blind

Common word forms

subterfuges

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