deception

Noun

the act of deceiving

an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

synonym

conjuration conjuring trick illusion legerdemain magic magic trick thaumaturgy trick
hypernym

performance
hyponym

card trick prestidigitation sleight of hand

a misleading falsehood

deception vs bill of goods deception vs blind deception vs bluff deception vs card trick deception vs cheat deception vs cheating deception vs chicane deception vs chicanery deception vs conjuration deception vs conjuring trick deception vs deceit deception vs deceit deception vs deceive deception vs deceive deception vs deceive deception vs delusion deception vs dissembling deception vs dissembling deception vs dissimulation deception vs double-dealing deception vs duplicity deception vs duplicity deception vs equivocation deception vs evasion deception vs exaggeration deception vs facade deception vs fakery deception vs falsehood deception vs falsification deception vs falsity deception vs feigning deception vs feigning deception vs four flush deception vs fraudulence deception vs guile deception vs half-truth deception vs hanky panky deception vs head game deception vs hocus-pocus deception vs humbug deception vs illusion deception vs illusion deception vs impersonation deception vs imposture deception vs indirection deception vs jiggery-pokery deception vs legerdemain deception vs magic deception vs magic trick deception vs magnification deception vs misrepresentation deception vs misrepresentation deception vs obscurantism deception vs overstatement deception vs performance deception vs prestidigitation deception vs pretence deception vs pretence deception vs pretending deception vs pretense deception vs pretense deception vs shenanigan deception vs simulation deception vs skulduggery deception vs skullduggery deception vs sleight of hand deception vs slickness deception vs snake oil deception vs snow job deception vs subterfuge deception vs take-in deception vs thaumaturgy deception vs trick deception vs trickery deception vs trickery deception vs untruth deception vs wile deception vs window dressing

Other words that start with: “D”, “DE”, “DEC”, “DECE” or end with: “N”, “ON”, “ION”, “TION”.

Other nouns that start with: “D”, “DE”, “DEC”, “DECE” or end with: “N”, “ON”, “ION”, “TION”.

Words unscrambled from / built with letters: “DECEPTION”.

synonym	deceit dissembling dissimulation
derivation	deceive deceive
hypernym	falsification misrepresentation
hyponym	bluff cheat cheating chicane chicanery delusion double-dealing duplicity fakery feigning four flush guile head game illusion impersonation imposture indirection obscurantism pretence pretending pretense shenanigan simulation take-in trickery wile

synonym	conjuration conjuring trick illusion legerdemain magic magic trick thaumaturgy trick
hypernym	performance
hyponym	card trick prestidigitation sleight of hand

synonym	deceit misrepresentation
derivation	deceive
hypernym	falsehood falsity untruth
hyponym	bill of goods blind dissembling duplicity equivocation evasion exaggeration facade feigning fraudulence half-truth hanky panky hocus-pocus humbug jiggery-pokery magnification overstatement pretence pretense skulduggery skullduggery slickness snake oil snow job subterfuge trickery window dressing