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Deception

🔄 Synonyms of "Deception"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
legerdemainnoun	Sleight of hand; "magic" trickery.
illusionnoun	(countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
deceitnoun	An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
magicnoun	The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them.
misrepresentationnoun	Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement.
tricknoun	Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
dissimulationnoun	The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception.
dissemblingnoun	The action of the verb dissemble
magic tricknoun	A remarkable act carried out purportedly by magical means but in reality performed by trickery or illusion, generally as a form of entertainment.
conjuring tricknoun	A type of magic trick in which something is made to appear or disappear.

↔️ Antonyms of "Deception"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
maladroitnoun	Not adroit; awkward, clumsy, inept.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Deception"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
dissimulationnoun	The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception.
dissemblingnoun	The action of the verb dissemble
deceitnoun	An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
tricknoun	Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
misrepresentationnoun	Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement.
illusionnoun	(countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
legerdemainnoun	Sleight of hand; "magic" trickery.
magic tricknoun	A remarkable act carried out purportedly by magical means but in reality performed by trickery or illusion, generally as a form of entertainment.
magicnoun	The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them.
conjuring tricknoun	A type of magic trick in which something is made to appear or disappear.
hoaxnoun	Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
falsificationnoun	The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not.
subterfugenoun	(uncountable) Deception; misrepresentation of the true nature of an activity.
trickerynoun	(countable, uncountable) Deception, deceit or underhanded behavior.
duplicitynoun	Intentional deceptiveness; double-dealing.
shamnoun	A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.
deceitful	Deliberately misleading or cheating.
falsenessnoun	The characteristic of being false.
fraudulent	Dishonest; based on fraud or deception.
prevaricationnoun	Evasion of the truth.