trickery
Collocations
5ADJ.
bad, full, kind, rival
VERB + TRICKERY
arrested, exceed, sort
TRICKERY + NOUN
evasion, faith, malice, procrastination, spoliation
PREP.
in, than
ADV.
such
Definitions
noun
Deception, deceit or underhanded behavior.
[H]e did not wrap his rugged subject in silks and ermines, and other sickly trickeries of phrase.
In trickery, evasion, procrastination, spoliation, botheration, under false pretences of all sorts, there are influences that can never come to good.
The art of dressing up; imposture, pretense.
Artifice; the use of one or more stratagems.
French winger Hatem Ben Arfa has also taken plenty of plaudits recently and he was the architect of the opening goal with some superb trickery on the left touchline.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract mon
noun — verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you i
- hocus-pocus
- slickness
- jiggery-pokery
- skulduggery
- skullduggery
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6[H]e did not wrap his rugged subject in silks and ermines, and other sickly trickeries of phrase.
WiktionaryIn trickery, evasion, procrastination, spoliation, botheration, under false pretences of all sorts, there are influences that can never come to good.
WiktionaryThe miners found diversions even in his alleged frauds and trickeries . . . and were fond of relating with great gusto his evasion of the Foreign Miners' Tax.
WiktionaryWhat sort of trickery do you have in store for me tonight?
Tatoeba · #243342This is Cao Cao's trickery.
Tatoeba · #431093Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery.
Tatoeba · #1490936