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Trickery

/tɹɪ.kə.ɹi/

Deception or underhanded behavior.

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📖 Definitions of "Trickery"

noun

1
Deception or underhanded behavior.
2
The art of dressing up; imposture.
3
Artifice; the use of one or more stratagems.
4
An instance of deception, underhanded behavior, dressing up, imposture, artifice, etc.

🔄 Synonyms of "Trickery"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
chicanerynoun	(uncountable) Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
skulduggerynoun	(uncountable) Dishonest, underhanded, or unscrupulous activities or behaviour.
jiggery-pokerynoun	Trickery or misrepresentation.
hocus-pocusnoun	(countable, uncountable, chiefly US, also attributively) Some action carried out to bring about change as if by magic; a trick; sleight of hand, trickery.
shenanigannoun	(intransitive) To play a deceitful confidence trick; also, to carry out an act of mischief.
hanky pankynoun	Alternative spelling of hanky-panky. [Mischievous behaviour, dishonest or shady activity.]
skullduggerynoun	US spelling of skulduggery. [(countable) A devious device or trick.]
slicknessnoun	The property of being slick.
guilenoun	(uncountable) Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
wilenoun	(transitive) To entice or lure.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Trickery"

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Word	Definition
skulduggerynoun	(uncountable) Dishonest, underhanded, or unscrupulous activities or behaviour.
jiggery-pokerynoun	Trickery or misrepresentation.
chicanerynoun	(uncountable) Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
guilenoun	(uncountable) Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
wilenoun	(usually in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice
shenanigannoun	(uncountable, dated, rare) Dishonest, underhanded, or unscrupulous activities or behaviour; skulduggery, trickery; also, mischievous behaviour or play; high jinks.
hocus-pocusnoun	(countable, uncountable, chiefly US, also attributively) Some action carried out to bring about change as if by magic; a trick; sleight of hand, trickery.
hanky pankynoun	Alternative spelling of hanky-panky. [Mischievous behaviour, dishonest or shady activity.]
slicknessnoun	The property of being slick.
skullduggerynoun	US spelling of skulduggery. [(countable) A devious device or trick.]
deceitnoun	An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
tricknoun	Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
shamnoun	A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.
hoaxnoun	Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
deceptionnoun	An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
subterfugenoun	(uncountable) Deception; misrepresentation of the true nature of an activity.
cunningnoun	Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
cheatingnoun	An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity.
scamnoun	A fraudulent deal.
gimmicknoun	A trick or device used to attain some end.