Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun subterfuge

1 sense of subterfuge

Sense 1
subterfuge, blind -- (something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind")
       => misrepresentation, deceit, deception -- (a misleading falsehood)