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trick·er·y
 trickery
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- pronunciation:
- trI
k
ri
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
trickeries |
| definition 1: |
the use of tricks, esp. to deceive, outdo, or cheat.
- synonyms:
- chicanery, craft, deceit, deception, monkey business
- antonyms:
- honesty
- similar words:
- artfulness, cunning, dishonesty, intrigue, subterfuge, wiliness
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| definition 2: |
an act or instance of using a trick or tricks.
- synonyms:
- chicanery, deceit, deception, dishonesty, duplicity, fakery, fraud, humbug
- similar words:
- artifice, cheat, contrivance, device, finesse, gambit, guile, hoax, machination, maneuver, ploy, pretense, ruse, sham, stratagem, subterfuge, wile
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| related words: |
chicanery, cunning, duplicity, fraud, intrigue, magic, pretense |
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