<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry: He resorted to the worst flattery and chicanery to win the job.</li><li>a quibble or subterfuge used to trick, deceive, or evade.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>knavery</li><li>deception</li><li>fraud</li><li>evasion</li></ul>