trickery
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈtrɪkəri/
- The con artist relied on trickery to swindle unsuspecting victims out of their money.
- sexual trickery
- trickeries of the devil
- illusions and trickery
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- So I have a good sample point of all the trickery they use on their targets.
- I want to make a pause without doubts or trickery, to say I love you simply.
- Don't fall for the trickery of the headlines.
- Is that the case or was that just another kind of marketing trickery type deal?
- I mean, there is magic, not in sense of, you know, trickery, but in sense of wonder around us.
- John Blunt, who had been leading the Southsea Company, loved a little financial trickery.
- So digging deeper into this with the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences reveals some truth behind the trickery.
- And so this is the trickery that he does in the Kardashians.
- And then she does some trickery.
- Or the, the real, you know, the kind of, you know, curbside trickery.
- And then a mouse just got in there and and then it just swallowed it like trickery.
- So it it's very similar to this, but it involves a little bit of extra trickery.
Examples
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He used trickery to deceive his rivals and win the competition unfairly.
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No trickery, no distractions.
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Now this is pure trickery but it works.
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You fell for our trickery like a fish falls for water.
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This time there will be no trickery.
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Man, the psychological trickery here is so good.
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We rely not upon management or trickery, but upon our own hearts and hands.
Academic text (2004) -
Don't fall for the trickery of the headlines.
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We will hear no more of him in this tale of trickery and mischief.
Fiction book (2000) -
I have tried begging, cajoling, and even trickery, but nothing will convince her to put her house in order.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
607
4.0
Deceiving someone to get money or an unfair advantage
165
3.9
An action that makes someone believe something not true
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2.1
An act of tricking someone to get an unfair advantage
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4.6
Dishonest action meant to trick someone
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7.7
A clever trick to deceive someone
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8.6
A playful or dishonest trick that causes trouble
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3.2
Actions like lying, cheating, or stealing
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6.0
Secret dishonest actions that harm or make someone look bad, often in politics and business
19
9.5
A trick or excuse to hide the real reason
18
8.1
Words or actions that trick people by seeming magical
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9.3
A trick used to cheat people, often to get their money
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8.6
Secret or dishonest actions that try to cheat people
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4.3
A clever or dishonest way people use to get something they want
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4.9
An unfair action meant to harm or cheat someone
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8.1
Dishonest behavior that hides true intentions to trick someone
12
8.9
A trick used to deceive someone to get what you want
10
8.1
A clever trick that deceives people or hides the truth
10
7.8
Clever but dishonest way of acting that tricks people
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9.3
Tricks people use to deceive others to get money or advantage
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2.8
An act of dishonesty that gives someone an unfair advantage
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6.8
A thing or action made to trick people into thinking it is real
3
9.9
Secret dishonest actions that trick people to get money or power
3
9.9
Hiding your true feelings or intentions by pretending
2
7.0
Secret actions that are dishonest or unfair to get what you want
2
7.1
Dishonest behavior of pretending one thing but doing another
2
9.9
A trick done to cheat or fool people
2
6.0
Doing things quietly to trick people without them noticing
1
9.8
Secret dishonest actions to get an unfair advantage
1
8.7
Dishonest behaviour that aims to get money or other unfair personal gain
1
6.9
Dishonest behavior by a person or group
1
7.1
Dishonest or sneaky behaviour to get what you want
1
9.9
Dishonest actions that try to trick people
1
9.7
Dishonest words or actions that try to trick people
1
6.6
A dishonest plan to gain someone's trust and then take their money or things
1
7.2
A quality that makes something seem true when it is false
1
9.5
Actions that cheat people to get their money
1
9.9
Tricky or dishonest actions used to confuse people and gain advantage
1
8.3
Cheating people to get their money or an advantage
1
9.9
Tricks that fool people to gain an advantage
Trickery to cheat people out of money
Clever, dishonest talk that tries to trick people
Antonyms
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Trickery comes from the simple word trick, which means 'a clever or dishonest action', plus the ending -ery that means 'a practice or activity'. So, trickery is the practice of using tricks to cheat or deceive people.