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dupery vs guile

guile vs dupery

dupery and guile both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dupery Yes No No No
guile Yes No No No
As nouns, guile is a hypernym of dupery; that is, guile is a word with a broader meaning than dupery:
  • dupery: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
  • guile: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
Other hypernyms of dupery include chicane, chicanery, shenanigan, trickery, wile.
dupery (noun) guile (noun)
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
the quality of being crafty
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
Difference between dupery and guile

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