| Main Entry: |
deception |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
trick |
Synonyms: |
artifice, bilk,
bluff,
catch,
cheat, chicane,
con, con game, confidence game, cover-up, crock, decoy,
device,
dodge,
fallacy, fast one, fast shuffle,
feint, fib,
fraud, gimmick,
hoax, hogwash,
hustle,
illusion, imposture, jive,
lie, malarkey, mare's-nest, pretext,
ride*,
ruse,
scam,
sham,
shift, shuck,
snare, snow job,
stall,
sting,
story,
stratagem,
subterfuge,
swindle,
trap,
trick, whitewash, wile, wrinkle
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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