feintEnglishOxford American Thesaurusfeint noun the attack on the main gate was merely a feint: bluff, blind, ruse, deception, subterfuge, hoax, trick, ploy, device, wile, sham, pretense, artifice, cover, smokescreen, distraction, expedient, contrivance, machination; informal dodge, put-on, put-up job, red herring.
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