Antonyms for dupery

Grammar : Noun

Spell : doo-puh-ree, dyoo-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdu pə ri, ˈdyu-

Definition of dupery

As in trickery : noun deception, joke
As in deception : noun misleading; being dishonest
As in fraud : noun trickery, deception

Example sentences :

And between ourselves what dupery there is in science, how it narrows our horizon!
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

People like to be plundered in company; dupery then grows into the spirit of party.
Extract from : « Tomlinsoniana » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

His Eminence the Cardinal Savelli was angry enough at the dupery which had been practised on him.
Extract from : « A Decade of Italian Women, vol. I (of 2) » by T. Adolphus Trollope

Fleetwood's wrath with his position warned him against the dupery of any such alcove thoughts.
Extract from : « The Amazing Marriage, Complete » by George Meredith

He would surely be credited with the dupery, and he now reckoned his time for activity short.
Extract from : « Back o' the Moon » by Oliver Onions

He attributed the dupery to a trick of imposing the idea of her virtue upon men.
Extract from : « Diana of the Crossways, Complete » by George Meredith

The whole displays a complete system of dupery, and the agents were graduated.
Extract from : « Curiosities of Literature, Vol. II (of 3) » by Isaac Disraeli

Synonyms for dupery

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