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Definitions

four-flush

VERB

dissemble

Synonyms

STRONG

affect camouflage cloak conceal counterfeit cover dissimulate fake falsify feign hide mask pass pussyfoot sham shroud signify simulate stonewall whitewash

WEAK

cover up double-talk doublespeak dress up let on make like play possum put on a false front put on a front put on an act put up a front put up a smokescreen shuck and jive

Antonyms

STRONG

be honest disclose divulge expose lay bare let out open reveal show tell tell the truth uncover unmask

WEAK

admit allow

VERB

double-cross

Synonyms

WEAK

beguile betray bluff cheat con cross deceive defraud double-deal dupe hoodwink humbug illude juggle mislead scam sell sell down the river sell out split stab in the back swindle take in trick two-time

Antonyms

WEAK

be open tell the truth

VERB

falsify

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contradict contravene counterfeit deceive distort exaggerate fake forge misstate pervert tamper with

STRONG

adulterate belie change color con contort cook deny doctor embroider equivocate fib garble gloss lie misquote palter prevaricate promote salt traverse twist warp

WEAK

deacon dress up fake it frame up phony up put on an act trump up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree approve be honest

STRONG

clean explain hurt purify represent straighten tell the truth

VERB

feign

Synonyms

STRONG

act affect assume bluff counterfeit devise dissemble dissimulate fabricate fake forge imagine imitate invent play sham simulate stonewall

WEAK

do a bit give appearance of make show of phony up play possum put on put on act put up a front

Antonyms

STRONG

be honest tell the truth

WEAK

be true

VERB

sell/sell out

Synonyms

WEAK

beguile break faith bunk cross deceive deliver up delude disappoint double-cross fail give away give up mislead play false rat on sell down the river stab in the back surrender take in violate

Antonyms

WEAK

guard protect

VERB

take in

Synonyms

WEAK

beguile betray bilk bluff cheat con defraud delude do double-cross dupe flimflam gull hoodwink lie mislead pull wool over eyes swindle trick

Example Sentences

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Besides, he was no more of a "four-flush" financier than most of the automobile contingent, at that.

From Skinner's Dress Suit by Wilson, F. Vaux (Francis Vaux)

It’s a case of four aces or a four-flush, and no intermediate stations.

From Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic by Quick, Herbert

An' don't you always want to meet a real man, not a four-flush?

From The Lone Star Ranger, a romance of the border by Grey, Zane

An' I've no use fer these four-flush cowboys thet 're always lookin' fer trouble an' talkin' gun-play.

From The Lone Star Ranger, a romance of the border by Grey, Zane

Then, too, we're all tagged and labelled like cans of salmon with the price-mark on—we can't four-flush.

From The Ne'er-Do-Well by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

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