| Main Entry: |
hocus-pocus |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
sleight of hand |
Synonyms: |
abracadabra, abracadabra,
artifice,
cant,
chant,
charm,
cheating,
chicanery, conjuring,
deceit,
deception, deception,
delusion, flimflam,
fraud, gibberish, gobbledegook,
hoax, hocus, humbug, imposture, incantation,
jargon, juggling, legerdemain,
magic, magic, magic words, monkey business, mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo, mummery, mystification,
nonsense, occultism, open sesame, rigmarole, sleight of hand, smoke and mirrors,
spell,
swindle,
trick, trickery
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Antonyms: |
reality, truth
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