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juggle

juggle

7.9
A dishonest change of facts or numbers to hide the truth
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒʌɡəl/
translation icon : manipulación
  • The company's financial juggle of figures misled investors for years.

Examples

  • Political campaigns often involve a juggle of promises and facts.

  • Through a clever juggle of schedules, she made it appear as though she had more free time.

  • The company's financial juggle was eventually uncovered by auditors.

  • His financial juggle was exposed.

  • The accountant's juggle of numbers is impressive.

  • His juggle of information during the debate left many voters confused.

  • The magician's juggle of facts in his speech kept the audience intrigued.

Synonyms

manipulation
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130 5.5

Getting someone to do what you want to help yourself using clever or dishonest actions

is more about rearranging objects to mislead rather than direct personal control
charade
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76 7.4

A false show that hides what is really happening

is more about active rearrangement to mislead rather than merely giving a false show
ruse
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53 7.7

A clever trick to deceive someone

is broader, covering any rearrangement to mislead, not only planned schemes
trickery
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27 4.9

To use dishonest ways to cheat people

is similar but stresses rearranging or changing items to mislead
subterfuge
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19 9.5

A trick or excuse to hide the real reason

is less about hiding motive and more about rearranging things to mislead
hocus
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18 9.3

A trick used to cheat people, often to get their money

is more general and covers rearranging objects as well as simple deceptive acts
artifice
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  • Formal
11 8.1

A clever trick that deceives people or hides the truth

is more focused on clever planning rather than simple rearrangement to mislead
dirty trick
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11 4.9

An unfair action meant to harm or cheat someone

is less about harming and more about clever rearrangement to create false impressions
hocus-pocus
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9 8.1

Words or actions that trick people by seeming magical

is broader, applying to nonmagical rearrangement to mislead rather than theatrical acts
chicanery
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  • Formal
8 9.3

Tricks people use to deceive others to get money or advantage

is broader, not limited to financial or legal goals when creating false impressions
deception
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6 4.3

A trick that makes something look like real magic

is narrower, focusing on rearrangement methods rather than general illusion making
put-on
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  • Informal
4 7.5

A false act or story that tries to trick people, often to make them laugh

is usually more deliberate rearrangement intended only to mislead rather than to amuse
twisting
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4 6.3

Making facts seem to mean something else

is more about physical or situational rearrangement to mislead rather than only misrepresenting words
juggling
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3 5.7

Making facts or numbers seem better than they are

is the same idea but appears in a different grammatical form
dissembling
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3 9.9

Hiding your true feelings or intentions by pretending

is more focused on rearranging objects or facts rather than hiding inner motives
head game
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  • Informal
2 8.6

A trick to confuse or upset someone

is usually about rearranging items to create false impressions, not only mental games
put-up job
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  • Informal
1 8.5

A secret plan to trick people by making something seem accidental

is broader, covering everyday rearrangement to mislead rather than secretly staged plots
flam
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  • Archaic
1 9.9

A trick done to cheat or fool people

is often about rearranging elements to mislead rather than simple cheating acts
humbuggery
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  • Archaic
1 9.7

Dishonest words or actions that try to trick people

tends to stress active rearrangement to create false impressions rather than general fraud
jugglery
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  • Archaic
9.9

Tricky or dishonest actions used to confuse people and gain advantage

is broader, applying to rearrangement generally rather than only artful scheming
jiggery-pokery
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  • Archaic
9.9

Dishonest actions that try to trick people

is the same idea but often describes clever rearrangement rather than general deceit
falsifying
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7.6

To make false information, for example in documents or results, to trick people

is broader, not only creating false evidence but rearranging things to mislead

Antonyms

365 1.0

Being truthful and fair in what you say and do

146 3.7

Being clear so people can see or understand how something works

How Deceptive

falsification
  • Formal
5 7.7
fabrication
29 6.5
juggle
7.9
manipulation
130 5.5

Surface Forms

juggle singular
juggles plural

Etymology

Juggle comes from old words for a performer and the Latin root jocus meaning 'joke', which links it to clever play or tricks. That is why a financial or political juggle can mean a clever or deceptive rearrangement to make things look better than they are.