Trick synonyms
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The act or instance of engaging in deception under an assumed name or identity.
Something that deceives, as an illusion, or is meant to deceive, as a fraud
The definition of forgery is the act of making a false signature, a copy of a painting or of other document.
fakeroo
A deceit
The definition of a ruse is a trick.
A set of drums together with various other percussion instruments, as cymbals and woodblocks, played by one person as in a jazz or dance band
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The definition of conundrum is a situation where there is no clear right answer or no good solution.
One who assumes a false pose; an impostor.
Something that has been established or accepted by fraudulent means.
The use of equivocal language.
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A trick or deceitful act.
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A mischievous trick played on a person, especially one that causes the victim to experience embarrassment, indignity, or discomfort.
To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle sport or mirth.
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The definition of a cover is something that goes over, rests on the surface or provides a place to hide.
A false show; sham
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An artificial bird or animal, or sometimes a trained live one, used to lure game to a place where it can be shot
An intriguing; secret or underhanded plotting
(Countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood
Duplicity or deceit; treachery.
A trick, as one designed or performed by a stage magician, appearing to defy ordinary physical laws
The power of inventing; ingenuity or creativity
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Subterfuge is defined as a plan or action to hide what you’re doing.
A visible or audible effect of such an alteration, such as the warping of an image or noise in an audio recording.
A false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts.
An ambush is defined as a surprise attack by someone, or something that was hidden.
Any of a set of spiraled wires or of lengths of gut, strung across the bottom of a snare drum for added vibration
Something, such as a window shade or a Venetian blind, that hinders vision or shuts out light.
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A measured area of land; a lot.
The hiding or placement of an object out of notice or sight.
Deliberate, often calculated, disregard for trust or faith.
The act of impersonating
Hiding one's feelings or purposes.
The quality or state of being twofold or double.
The definition of a pretense is a false impression, a false claim or an attempt to make a falsehood appear true.
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Lack of accuracy or truth; falsity; deception
The crime of willfully and knowingly making a false statement about a material fact while under oath.
Disguise is defined as a costume that hides your identity.
(Linguistics) A situation in which different phonological or grammatical rules lead to similar or related outcomes.
A crafty scheme or cunning design for the accomplishment of a sinister end.
The act of evading by going around (bypassing).
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An evasion of the main point as by emphasizing some petty detail; cavil
(Games) A bridge or whist hand without trumps.
The use of clever but tricky talk or action to deceive, evade, etc., as in legal dealings
An image or representation.
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The definition of maneuver is a careful and skillful move or series of moves or a scheme or plot that requires skill to carry out.
A false front, or removable ornamental covering.
(Obs.) An impostor; cheat
A fraud or swindle.
A sensation experienced in touching something with a characteristic texture:
Something offered to allure or attract; an inducement, especially to buy.
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The buildings, fixtures, and equipment, including machinery, tools, and instruments, necessary for an industrial operation or an institution:
A single occasion; a time:
(US, dated) The card game poker.
The area or structure on a vessel from which the vessel is conned.
funny-business
(Slang) sexual intercourse
(Idiomatic) One or more unpleasant tasks, assignments, or employment duties, especially those of a disreputable or illicit nature.
crooked deal
A deceit
A deceit
An object of mockery, jest, or play:
An art, trade, or technique, particularly one requiring use of the hands or body:
An ability or talent; an aptitude:
(Sports) In some sports, e.g. golf or showjumping: one complete way around the course.
A short sliding step or movement, or a walk characterized by such steps.
To dupe is to trick or deceive someone.
honesty (antonym)
Any of a genus (Lunaria) of plants of the crucifer family, with purple and white flowers and large, flat, oval pods; esp., a plant (L. annua) whose pods are used in winter bouquets
truth (antonym)
Sincerity; integrity:
veracity (antonym)
The definition of veracity is truthfulness or accuracy.
lie (related)
The definition of a lie is a false statement.
joke (related)
(Informal) Something not to be taken seriously; a triviality:
ability (related)
A skill, talent, or capacity:
method (related)
Orderly arrangement of parts or steps to accomplish an end:
cheat (related)
To deceive by trickery; fool; mislead
deceive (related)
(Archaic) To catch by guile; ensnare.
The definition of a device is a tool or technique used to do a task.
Anything that tricks or mystifies; deceptive or secret device
A joke or trick. Used chiefly in the phrase The jig is up.
An action calculated to frustrate an opponent or gain an advantage indirectly or deviously; a maneuver:
(Uncountable) Trickery, games; skulduggery. To "call", "claim" or "declare" shenanigans is to rhetorically label something as officially deceitful, improper, or otherwise incorrect.
The definition of a stretch is a long, unbroken period of time or distance.
A turn or shift of work; esp., a period of duty or military service at a single place
A fit or a period of giddiness.
(Nautical) Any of the periods of time, usually four hours, into which the day aboard ship is divided and during which a part of the crew is assigned to duty.
To make known unintentionally:
The definition of cozen is to cheat, or make someone believe something that isn't true.
To fool, as by false promises or wrong notions; mislead; deceive; trick
To betray by acting in contradiction to a prior agreement.
The definition of hoodwink is to trick or deceive someone.
To receive into your home for the purpose of processing for a fee.
To confuse; bewilder.
(--- Informal) To get the better of, especially by trickery or deception:
(Stud Poker) To bluff when one holds four cards of the same suit (four flush) instead of the five in a true flush
The opposite of dependable
take-for-a-ride
honest (related)
An indirect, usually cunning means of gaining an end
means (related)
(Countable, singular and plural) An instrument or condition for attaining a purpose.
good (related)
(Slang) Incriminating information or evidence:
work (related)
Something that has been made or done; result of a specific kind of activity or way of working [to have dental work done, skillful brushwork]
excite (related)
A clever, dexterous act
time (related)
(Uncountable, with possessive) A person's youth or young adulthood, as opposed to the present day.
strong (related)
Persuasive, effective, and cogent:
The application of general principles of ethics to specific problems of right and wrong in conduct, in order to solve or clarify them
To surpass in cleverness or cunning; outsmart:
A scheme or maneuver designed to achieve an objective, as in surprising an enemy or deceiving someone.
The strength or force of one's position:
Bait is defined as to tempt someone or something.
Any of a genus (Capparis) of trees and shrubs of the caper family, esp. a prickly, trailing Mediterranean bush (C. spinosa) whose tiny, green flower buds are pickled and used to flavor sauces, etc.
A playful trick; prank
A practical joke or mischievous trick.
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A mischievous act
A clever expedient or way of doing something
A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.
One that stunts.
A period of something, usually painful or unpleasant
An attempt; an effort:
A hobble or limp:
(Baseball, Cricket) The period of play in which a team has a turn at bat, completed in baseball by three outs and in cricket by ten outs
The act of shifting from one person, place, position, etc. to another; change; transfer; substitution
(Australian) A period of rest.
To beguile is defined as to deceive someone in a cunning way or to enchant someone and make him become attracted to you.
ignorance (antonym)
Unawareness (of)
misunderstanding (antonym)
A failure to understand; mistake of meaning or intention
seriousness (antonym)
The state or quality of being serious.
be serious (antonym)
fool
Skillful in accomplishing a purpose, especially by the use of cunning or craft.
The definition of captious is a statement made for the purpose of creating an argument, or fond of finding the mistakes of others.
Not direct or to the point.
Not straightforward; shifty:
Resulting from or marked by a lack of honesty.
(Usage Problem) Unaware or uninformed; naive.
Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
(Slang) Attractive, stylish, etc.; specif., sexually attractive
Clever, resourceful, original, and inventive
Simple; artless; naive; without guile
The definition of insidious is something or someone who works in a subtle or sly way, or in an intent to trap.
Having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate:
Of, like, or characterized by the political principles and methods of expediency, craftiness, and duplicity set forth in Machiavelli's book, The Prince; crafty, deceitful, etc.
Distinguished by frequent changes in direction:
Characterized by, exhibiting, or requiring skill:
Crafty or sly; devious.
Not straightforward; circuitous; devious:
A method of cheating somebody by winning their confidence and inducing them to hand over money (other valuables).
Something that is a means to an end, especially when based on self-interest:
(Countable, bridge) A technique which allows one to promote tricks based on a favorable position of one or more cards in the hands of the opponent.
(Chess) An opening in which a pawn or other piece is sacrificed to get an advantage in position
A trick performed by a magician or juggler; sleight-of-hand.
The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.
Something that is peculiar, as a trait or habit
The property of being or appearing roguish.
(Countable) An ornate medieval illusion dish or table decoration, especially when made from one thing but crafted to look like another.
To cheat or swindle; defraud
To elicit or obtain by flattery, gentle pleading, or insincere language:
To grasp mentally: perceive and understand. transl. [from 16th c.]
To plan and arrange the colors, furnishings, etc. of
To take something from by fraud; swindle:
(Military, intransitive) To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align. Sometimes an imperative command.
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(Informal) To get, arrange, or maneuver by cleverness, persuasion, etc., or esp. by craftiness, trickery, etc.
To repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.
To deceive or cheat.
The definition of hornswoggle is slang and means to trick or deceive.
impose upon
To make fun of; mock
To tamper with or falsify for personal gain:
To make or keep secret. [from late 16th c.]
Spoof is to imitate someone and exaggerate his features to be funny, or to play a trick on someone.
A remarkable act carried out purportedly by magical means but actually by trickery or illusion, generally as a form of entertainment.
an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
The act or art of conjuring.
The working of supernatural miracles; magic
A deceptive outward appearance.
An exploiter of people.
A pimp
(Informal) Used frequently to form an idea personified John Bull, John Barleycorn (see derivations below).
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(Obs.) To cheat; trick; deceive
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Synonym Study
- Wile , often used in the plural, implies the use of allurements or beguilement to ensnare used all his wiles and cunning to close the deal
- Artifice stresses inventiveness or ingenuity in the contrivance of an expedient, trick, etc. artifices employed to circumvent the tax laws
- Maneuver , while specifically applicable to military tactics, in general use suggests the shrewd manipulation of persons or situations to suit one's purposes a political maneuver
- A stratagem is a more or less complicated ruse, by means of which one attempts to outwit or entrap an enemy or antagonist military stratagems
- Ruse applies to that which is contrived as a blind for one's real intentions or for the truth her apparent illness was merely a ruse to gain time
- Trick is the common word for an action or device in which ingenuity and cunning are used to outwit others and implies deception either for fraudulent purposes or as a prank
Find another word for trick. In this page you can discover 236 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for trick, like: imposture, deception, forgery, front, fakeroo, ruse, trap, conundrum, fraud, hoax and equivocation.