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Red herring has 48 synonyms. The top synonyms for red herring are wily device, trick, tactic, subterfuge, strategy, stratagem, smoked herring, sleight and 40 more. Another word for red herring is wily device. Browse the full list below.
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Red herring has 48 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.
(n): a smoke-cured herring; a clue that is misleading or that has been falsified, intended to divert attention (from the use of smoked herrings to mislead hounds following a trail) Example: ""Gall, th
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