Nouns (13)
trick
n. an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent; "that offer was a dirty trick"
trick
n. a period of work or duty
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"
caper, prank, antic, joke
n. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
magic, legerdemain, illusion, deception, magic trick, conjuring trick
n. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
Verbs (3)
fox, fob, play a trick on
v. deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
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Fuzzynyms (106)
shenanigan, trickery, chicanery, guile, wile
n. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
hustle, bunco, bunko, con, gyp, sting, flimflam, confidence game, con game, bunco game, bunko game
n. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
n. the act of deceiving
fraud
n. intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
heist, rip-off
n. the act of stealing
maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical manoeuver, tactical maneuver
n. a move made to gain a tactical end
ruse, artifice
n. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
intrigue, machination
n. a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
gambit, ploy, stratagem
n. a maneuver in a game or conversation
maneuver, manoeuvre, tactic
n. a plan for attaining a particular goal
feint
n. any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
shenanigan, trickery, chicanery, guile, wile
n. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, put-on
n. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
fabrication, fiction, fable
n. a deliberately false or improbable account
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
blind, subterfuge
n. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"
deed, feat, effort, exploit
n. a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort"
stunt
n. a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
pass, fling, whirl, crack, go, offer
n. a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan
n. reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
juggle, hoodwink, beguile
v. influence by slyness
coax, palaver, blarney, wheedle, cajole, sweet-talk, inveigle
v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"
lure, tempt, entice
v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"
flatter, blandish
v. praise somewhat dishonestly
score, seduce
v. induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"
sham, assume, feign, pretend, dissemble, simulate
v. make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
circumvent, outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox
v. beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
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