All hoax synonyms
hoax
H h verb hoax
- trick β a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- fool β to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
- dupe β duplicate.
- fleece β the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
- rook β one of two pieces of the same color that may be moved any number of unobstructed squares horizontally or vertically; castle.
- deceive β If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
- frame β a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- gull β a person who is easily deceived or cheated; dupe.
- hoodwink β to deceive or trick.
- con β Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman's title.
- flimflam β a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.
- sting β to prick or wound with a sharp-pointed, often venom-bearing organ.
- bluff β A bluff is an attempt to make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it.
- swindle β to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
- bamboozle β To bamboozle someone means to confuse them greatly and often trick them.
- delude β If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true.
- chicane β a bridge or whist hand without trumps
- murphy β an Irish or white potato.
- gammon β deceitful nonsense; bosh.
- mislead β to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- defraud β If someone defrauds you, they take something away from you or stop you from getting what belongs to you by means of tricks and lies.
- set up β the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- take in β the act of taking.
- take for a ride β to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
noun hoax
- practical joke β a playful trick, often involving some physical agent or means, in which the victim is placed in an embarrassing or disadvantageous position.
- joke β something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- ruse β a city in N Bulgaria, on the Danube.
- prank β a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature.
- fraud β deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
- deception β Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.
- confidence trick β A confidence trick is a trick in which someone deceives you by telling you something that is not true, often to trick you out of money.
- con trick β swindle
- put-up job β a plan or an event that has been arranged secretly in order to trick or deceive somebody
- con game β a swindle involving money, goods, etc, in which the victim's trust is won by the swindler; a shortened form of confidence game
- confidence game β A confidence game is the same as a confidence trick.
adjective hoax
- bogus β If you describe something as bogus, you mean that it is not genuine.