Synonyms of deception

nounAn instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or...

• imposition formalA trick or deception put or laid on others.
• hype
• deceitAn act of deceiving someone.
• duperyThe act or practice of duping; the condition of being deceived.
• fiddle
• fetch
• hocus-pocus
• juggleryTrickery or deception in general, or an instance of such.
• legerdemainA show of skill or deceitful ability.
• list
• misleadThat which is deceptive or untruthful (e.g. a falsehood, deception, untruth, or ruse).
• prestidigitationA show of skill or deceitful cleverness.
• ruse
• sleight of handAny form of clever or skillful trickery or deception.
• subterfugeDeception; misrepresentation of the true nature of an activity.
• trickeryDeception, deceit or underhanded behavior.
• Punic faith archaicTreachery, deceitfulness, bad faith.
• rinky-dink archaicDeceptive or underhanded rigmarole; deception, trickery; (countable) often preceded by the: an instance of this; a...
• swack UK, dated