trickery
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈtrɪkəri/
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engaño
- The con artist relied on trickery to swindle unsuspecting victims out of their money.
- sexual trickery
- trickeries of the devil
- illusions and trickery
So I have a good sample point of all the trickery they use on their targets.
- 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
577
4.0
Deceiving someone to get money or an unfair advantage
187
2.1
An act of tricking someone to get an unfair advantage
163
3.9
An action that makes someone believe something not true
66
4.6
Dishonest action meant to trick someone
53
7.7
A clever trick to deceive someone
52
8.6
A playful or dishonest trick that causes trouble
46
3.2
Actions like lying, cheating, or stealing
19
9.5
A trick or excuse to hide the real reason
18
9.3
A trick used to cheat people, often to get their money
15
2.8
An act of dishonesty that gives someone an unfair advantage
14
8.9
A trick used to deceive someone to get what you want
13
4.3
A clever or dishonest way people use to get something they want
12
8.1
Dishonest behavior that hides true intentions to trick someone
12
6.0
Secret dishonest actions that harm or make someone look bad, often in politics and business
11
8.1
A clever trick that deceives people or hides the truth
11
4.9
An unfair action meant to harm or cheat someone
11
7.8
Clever but dishonest way of acting that tricks people
9
8.1
Words or actions that trick people by seeming magical
8
9.3
Tricks people use to deceive others to get money or advantage
8
8.6
Secret or dishonest actions that try to cheat people
6
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
1
6.0
Doing things quietly to trick people without them noticing
1
8.7
Dishonest behaviour that aims to get money or other unfair personal gain
1
9.8
Secret dishonest actions to get an unfair advantage
1
9.9
A trick done to cheat or fool people
1
7.1
Dishonest behavior of pretending one thing but doing another
1
7.2
A quality that makes something seem true when it is false
1
6.9
Dishonest behavior by a person or group
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
7.1
Dishonest or sneaky behaviour to get what you want
1
7.7
Clever, dishonest talk that tries to trick people
Trickery to cheat people out of money
Actions that cheat people to get their money
Dishonest actions that try to trick people
Tricky or dishonest actions used to confuse people and gain advantage
Cheating people to get their money or an advantage
Tricks that fool people to gain an advantage
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.