💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Play false"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bamboozleverb | (transitive, informal) To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone. |
| hoodwinkverb | (transitive, figuratively) To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead. |
| lead by the noseverb | (idiomatic, figurative) To cause to follow blindly. |
| snownoun | (uncountable) The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation of them on the ground or on objects as a white layer. |
| play onverb | (also 'play upon') To exploit (a double meaning, similarity in sound, etc.) for humorous or creative effect. |
| play atverb | To do something in a manner that lacks seriousness, commitment, or professionalism. |
| false pretensenoun | A representation made of untrue assertions in order to convey a false impression. |
| play outverb | (transitive) To play (a game etc.) to its conclusion. |
| playactnoun | Alternative form of play-act. [(intransitive) To perform on stage; to act in a play.] |
| playactingnoun | Alternative form of play-acting. [The acting of a play or plays; the occupation of an actor; dramatic performance.] |
| false pretenses | In criminal law, property is obtained by false pretenses when the acquisition results from the intentional misrepresentation of a past or existing fact. |
| play withverb | Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: play with. |
| play aroundverb | To behave in a silly, childish, or irresponsible way. |
| play alongverb | (idiomatic, US) To cooperate or go along with a plan. |
| play offverb | (sports, intransitive, transitive) To compete in a play-off; to compete against (an opponent) in a play-off. |
| play upverb | (transitive) To make or attempt to make something appear more important, likely, or obvious; to showcase or highlight. |
| false namenoun | a name that has been assumed temporarily |
| falsely | In a false manner. |
| playingnoun | (gerund of play) An occasion on which something, such as a song or show, is played. |
| falsitynoun | (uncountable) The characteristic of being untrue. |
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