Nouns (4)
fraud, fraudulence, dupery, put-on
n. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
Verbs (1)
play a joke on
v. subject to a playful hoax or joke
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (43)
deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
n. the act of deceiving
fabrication, fiction, fable
n. a deliberately false or improbable account
prevarication, lie
n. a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
forgery
n. criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
takeoff, parody, mockery, charade, lampoon, spoof, sendup, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade
n. a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
copy
n. a secondary representation of an original; "she made a copy of the designer dress"
fake, sham, postiche
n. something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
trick, fast one
n. a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"
hypocrite, dissembler, phony, phoney
n. a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
cheat, swindle
n. the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"
maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical manoeuver, tactical maneuver
n. a move made to gain a tactical end
treachery, betrayal, treason, perfidy
n. an act of deliberate betrayal
juggle, hoodwink, beguile
v. influence by slyness
Synonyms (0)
Antonyms (0)
hoax
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