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PLAY TRICKS Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the phrase play tricks. (exact relations)
There are 15 hypernyms of the phrase play tricks. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for PLAY TRICKS

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trick
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a cunning or deceitful action or device

• a period of work or duty

• an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent

• a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

• an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

• a prostitute's customer

• (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner

verb

• deceive somebody

cheat
verb, nounv, n
noun

• weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

• weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

• someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

• the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

• a deception for profit to yourself

verb

• deprive somebody of something by deceit

• defeat someone through trickery or deceit

• engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud

• be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

deceive
verbv
verb

• be false to; be dishonest with

• cause someone to believe an untruth

dupe
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a person who is tricked or swindled

verb

• fool or hoax

fool
nounn
noun

• a person who lacks good judgment

• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

• a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

verb

• make a fool or dupe of

• spend frivolously and unwisely

• fool or hoax

• indulge in horseplay

hoodwink
verbv
verb

• influence by slyness

• conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

flim-flam
nounn
verb

• deceive somebody

fob
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch

• an adornment that hangs from a watch chain

• short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest

verb

• deceive somebody

fox
verb, nounv, n
noun

• alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

• English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)

• a shifty deceptive person

• English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)

• a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River

• the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox

• the Algonquian language of the Fox

verb

• deceive somebody

• be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

• become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots

play a joke on
verbv
verb

• subject to a playful hoax or joke

• deceive somebody

play a trick on
verbv
verb

• deceive somebody

pull a fast one on
verbv
verb

• deceive somebody

Best Hypernyms For PLAY TRICKS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for play tricks, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (14)
deceive delude bamboozle beguile cozen dupe fool hoodwink manipulate mislead prank swindle trick hoaxes
Phrases (1)
lead on

Alternatives for TRICK

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