What is another word for hoax?
1113 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ hˈə͡ʊks], [ hˈəʊks], [ h_ˈəʊ_k_s]Table of Contents
Similar words for hoax:
- other relevant words (adjective)
- cheat (noun)
- counterfeit (noun)
- cunning (noun)
- deceit (noun)
- deception (noun)
- fake (noun)
- falsification (noun)
- feint (noun)
- fraud (noun)
- game (noun)
- hoax (noun)
- hocus-pocus (noun)
- imposition (noun)
- jest (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- rumor (noun)
- ruse (noun)
- scam (noun)
- shift (noun)
- sleight (noun)
- spoof (noun)
- swindle (noun)
- trick (noun)
- trickery (noun)
- wile (noun)
- bamboozle (verb)
- con (verb)
- deceive (verb)
- defraud (verb)
- delude (verb)
- do (verb)
- dupe (verb)
- fool (verb)
- hoodwink (verb)
- kid (verb)
- mislead (verb)
- outsmart (verb)
- outthink (verb)
- outwit (verb)
- outwit/outsmart (verb)
- social (verb)
- string along (verb)
- trick (verb)
- victimize (verb)
- other synonyms
- bamboozle
- deceive
- dupe
- fool
- other relevant words
- outwit
- string along
- victimize
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Hoax:
adj.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)- sham.
n.
• cheat (noun)- cozenings,
- puton,
- doubledealing,
- bamboozlements,
- bill goods,
- hankypanky,
- fast shuffles,
- fast ones,
- buncos,
- hoaxings,
- shady deals.
- wile.
- fraudulences,
- pre tense,
- mis-representations,
- pre-tense,
- mis representation,
- mis representations,
- smoke mirrors,
- mis-representation,
- pre tenses.
- four-flushers,
- pre-tender,
- pre tender,
- gold bricks,
- pre tenders,
- makebelieve,
- fourflushers,
- four flusher,
- four flushers,
- pre-tenders.
- hoodwinkings,
- dis traction,
- mock attacks,
- pre tensions,
- dis tractions,
- pre-tensions,
- dis-traction,
- dis-tractions.
- nonsense,
- magic words,
- Occultism,
- Hocuspocus,
- gobbledegook,
- Mummeries,
- Hocus,
- incantation,
- mummery,
- magic word.
- Hanky Panky,
- fake,
- rib-tickler,
- sell,
- fraud,
- cheat,
- bunco,
- imposture,
- jive,
- send-up,
- fraudulence,
- gag,
- counterfeit,
- fast one,
- rumor,
- take-off,
- game,
- run around,
- victimization,
- earful,
- four-flusher,
- mock attack,
- perjury,
- funny business,
- Barratry,
- razzle-dazzle,
- ripoff,
- scam,
- bamboozlement,
- knavery,
- send up,
- jives,
- bluffers,
- take-offs,
- deceit,
- deception,
- swindle,
- ruse,
- frame up,
- double-dealing,
- shady deal,
- trick,
- bon mot,
- jest,
- Jollies,
- back-fence talk,
- trickery,
- dirty trick,
- shift,
- cover up,
- fast shuffle,
- canard,
- sharp practice,
- frame-ups,
- flim-flam,
- junque,
- feint,
- fourberie,
- double cross,
- sendup,
- Double dealing,
- rib tickler,
- rumors,
- gold brick,
- phonies,
- curveball,
- fourflusher,
- dupery,
- frame-up,
- expediency,
- masquerade,
- spoof,
- Knaveries,
- jazz,
- sleight,
- Funnies.
- back-fence talks,
- earfuls,
- dis patches,
- backfence talks,
- dis-patch,
- dis patch,
- backfence talk,
- back fence talk,
- back fence talks,
- dis-patches.
- re source,
- re-sources,
- re-sort,
- re-course,
- re-sorts,
- re-courses,
- re sources,
- re course,
- re courses,
- re-source.
v.
• bamboozle (verb) • con (verb) • deceive (verb)- crossing up,
- dis-appointing,
- beats out of,
- dis-appointed,
- be tray,
- imposing upon,
- takes for ride,
- take cleaners,
- sucks in,
- beating out of,
- crossed up,
- be-guiles,
- be trays,
- pulls fast one,
- buffaloing,
- impose up on,
- imposed up on,
- takes cleaners,
- took advantage of,
- taking cleaners,
- took for ride,
- be-guile,
- dis-appoints,
- takes for,
- took to cleaners,
- playing joke on,
- be-tray,
- taking to cleaners,
- takes to cleaners,
- pulling fast one,
- imposing up on,
- sucking in,
- dis appoints,
- dis appointing,
- imposes up on,
- taking for,
- crosses up,
- dis appointed,
- dis-appoint,
- dis appoint,
- be guile,
- took cleaners,
- pulled fast one,
- played joke on,
- took for,
- be guiles,
- be-trays,
- plays joke on.
- suckered in to,
- suckers into,
- took cleaner,
- doest number on,
- suckers in to,
- takes cleaner's,
- takes the cleaner's,
- takes the cleaner,
- de-frauds,
- taking the cleaners,
- take cleaner's,
- de-fraud,
- doeth number on,
- Chousing,
- sucker in to,
- suckered into,
- suckering in to,
- takes to cleaner's,
- de fraud,
- took to cleaner,
- taking the cleaner's,
- taking to cleaner,
- takes the cleaners,
- de frauds,
- takes to the cleaner,
- took to the cleaner,
- take the cleaner,
- chouses,
- take cleaner,
- did number on,
- taking to the cleaners,
- does number on,
- takes to the cleaner's,
- taking the cleaner,
- didst number on,
- takes to the cleaners,
- take to the cleaner,
- taking cleaner's,
- dost number on,
- take the cleaners,
- taking to the cleaner,
- take to cleaner's,
- taking to cleaner's,
- taking to the cleaner's,
- takes to cleaner,
- taking cleaner,
- took cleaner's,
- Choused,
- took the cleaner's,
- took the cleaner,
- suckering into,
- took the cleaners,
- take the cleaner's,
- took to cleaner's,
- take to cleaner,
- takes cleaner,
- took to the cleaner's,
- took to the cleaners,
- doth number on,
- doing number on.
- dis informs,
- caboodled,
- playing trick on,
- out-fox,
- dis-informs,
- doest a number on,
- out foxes,
- led up garden path,
- does a number on,
- dis informing,
- leads up garden path,
- de ludes,
- doth a number on,
- doeth a number on,
- played trick on,
- disinforms,
- leading up garden path,
- mis guides,
- dis inform,
- caboodles,
- imposed on,
- de-ludes,
- mis guide,
- disinforming,
- out-foxing,
- leading garden path,
- de lude,
- dis-informing,
- led garden path,
- illudes,
- out-foxes,
- Illuded,
- leads garden path,
- dost a number on,
- mis-guide,
- mis-guided,
- out foxing,
- Illuding,
- de-lude,
- out fox,
- dis-inform,
- mis-guiding,
- mis guiding,
- imposing on,
- did a number on,
- caboodling,
- lead garden path,
- mousetrapping,
- out foxed,
- dis informed,
- dis-informed,
- doing a number on,
- mousetrapped,
- didst a number on.
- over reaching,
- took for a ride,
- over-reach,
- over reach,
- over reached,
- takes for a ride,
- over-reaching,
- over-reaches,
- over reaches,
- taking for a ride,
- over-reached.
- pulling something,
- pulls one leg,
- pulled leg,
- pulls leg,
- jerking around,
- pulling ones leg,
- ropes in,
- pulled one's leg,
- pulls one's leg,
- pulling one leg,
- pulling leg,
- pull one leg,
- pulls something,
- pulls ones leg,
- pull ones leg,
- pulled something,
- roping in,
- jerks around,
- pulled one leg,
- pulled ones leg.
- played a trick on,
- pre-tending,
- putting one over on,
- puts one over on,
- fakes out,
- out-foxed,
- pre tends,
- pre-tends,
- juked,
- pre-tended,
- playing a trick on,
- plays a trick on,
- pre tending,
- pre tend,
- plays trick on,
- faking out,
- juking.
- pulled wool over eyes,
- pull wool over ones eyes,
- pulling the wool over ones eyes,
- pulling the wool over one's eyes,
- pulled wool over ones eyes,
- pull the wool over one eyes,
- pulled the wool over ones eyes,
- pulled wool over one's eyes,
- pulls a fast one,
- pull the wool over ones eyes,
- pulls wool over one eyes,
- pulls the wool over one's eyes,
- pulls wool over eyes,
- pulling the wool over eyes,
- pulling wool over ones eyes,
- pulling the wool over one eyes,
- pulled a fast one,
- pulls the wool over eyes,
- pulled the wool over eyes,
- pulled the wool over one's eyes,
- pulling wool over one's eyes,
- pulling wool over one eyes,
- pulled wool over one eyes,
- pull wool over one eyes,
- pulled the wool over one eyes,
- pulls wool over ones eyes,
- pull the wool over eyes,
- pulling a fast one,
- pulls the wool over ones eyes,
- pull wool over one's eyes,
- pulling wool over eyes,
- pulls wool over one's eyes,
- pulls the wool over one eyes.
- mis lead,
- mis directs,
- mis-represented,
- mis-direct,
- mis represent,
- leads astray,
- mis-represent,
- mis leads,
- mis-directs,
- mis direct,
- mis-lead,
- mis-informed,
- mis-informs,
- mis representing,
- mis-directing,
- mis represents,
- mis inform,
- mis-guides,
- mis informed,
- mis informs,
- mis-represents,
- mis-representing,
- mis leading,
- mis directed,
- mis informing,
- mis-leading,
- mis-leads,
- mis represented,
- mis-informing,
- mis directing,
- mis-directed,
- misguides,
- mis-inform.
- making fool of,
- makes a fool of,
- making monkey of,
- end-ran,
- out jockeys,
- be wildering,
- outjockeyed,
- out-smarts,
- Outgeneralling,
- out-maneuver,
- pulling a fast on,
- out does,
- makes a monkey of,
- out witting,
- be-wildered,
- out-maneuvered,
- out-guess,
- out jockey,
- pulls a fast one on,
- pulled a fast on,
- out maneuvering,
- out-guesses,
- end ran,
- pulls a fast on,
- out-does,
- pulled fast on,
- out-smarted,
- end running,
- out-smarting,
- out guesses,
- out smarts,
- out-jockey,
- making a monkey of,
- de feats,
- out done,
- out guessed,
- made a monkey of,
- out-jockeys,
- out smarting,
- be-wilder,
- made monkey of,
- out maneuvered,
- endruns,
- be wilder,
- runs circles around,
- be wilders,
- out-witted,
- make monkey of,
- pulls fast one on,
- pull fast one on,
- pull a fast on,
- pulling fast on,
- Outgeneraled,
- out did,
- out-guessed,
- be-wildering,
- end-running,
- out general,
- out doing,
- pulled fast one on,
- out generals,
- pull fast on,
- outgenerals,
- out-maneuvers,
- be wildered,
- outjockeying,
- out-witting,
- be-wilders,
- out jockeying,
- out guess,
- out guessing,
- outjockeys,
- out-generals,
- running circles around,
- make fool of,
- end runs,
- de-feats,
- making a fool of,
- out-guessing,
- de-feat,
- makes fool of,
- pulling fast one on,
- made a fool of,
- out-doing,
- made fool of,
- out-maneuvering,
- end-runs,
- endran,
- out-general,
- makes monkey of,
- out-wits,
- Outgeneraling,
- out-jockeying,
- Outgeneralled,
- de feat,
- endrunning,
- out smarted,
- out witted,
- pulling a fast one on,
- out maneuvers,
- out-done,
- pulled a fast one on,
- out wits,
- pulls fast on,
- out-jockeyed,
- out jockeyed,
- outguesses,
- out-did,
- ran circles around,
- endrun.
- hoax.
- haddest it in for,
- stacked the deck,
- has in for,
- hath it in for,
- had for,
- haddest it for,
- hadst for,
- hath for,
- hadst it for,
- pigeoned,
- stack deck,
- hadst in for,
- have in for,
- has it in for,
- having in for,
- had it for,
- hast in for,
- having for,
- hath in for,
- discriminates against,
- having it in for,
- stacking deck,
- had in for,
- has for,
- hadst it in for,
- hast it in for,
- have it for,
- stiffing,
- stacking the deck,
- had it in for,
- having it for,
- haddest in for,
- hast it for,
- has it for,
- hath it for,
- pigeoning,
- discriminating against,
- hast for,
- stacks the deck,
- haddest for,
- stacks deck.
Other synonyms:
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- bluster,
- flimflam,
- April Fool,
- put-up job,
- setup,
- dirty tricks,
- sophistry,
- hustle,
- con game,
- ploy,
- monkeyshines,
- practical joke,
- mind game,
- confidence game,
- delaying tactics,
- gamesmanship,
- pretense,
- cat and mouse,
- jape.
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- routine,
- wind up,
- contrivance.
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- trap.
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- cut.
- beat out of,
- buffalo,
- leading on,
- pull fast one,
- Buffaloes,
- take for ride,
- lead on,
- taking for ride,
- take to cleaners,
- buffaloed,
- impose upon,
- leads on,
- outwit,
- hoodwink,
- scamming,
- sucked in,
- ensnared,
- take for,
- Gouging,
- suck in,
- imposes upon,
- play joke on,
- cross up,
- Entrapped,
- imposed upon,
- led on,
- scammed.
- spoofing,
- roped in,
- pull leg,
- pull something,
- pull one's leg,
- jerked around,
- jerk around,
- rope in,
- spoofed,
- pulling one's leg.
- Foxes,
- play a trick on,
- Foxed,
- play act,
- playact,
- put one over on,
- Juke,
- Jukes,
- fools,
- Foxing,
- fake out,
- put over on,
- fool,
- faked out,
- Trifled,
- fox.
- Bunking,
- Humbugging,
- chouse,
- goosed,
- Snowed,
- embezzle,
- mousetrap,
- Humbugged,
- dupe,
- out-think,
- caboodle,
- misinformed,
- string along,
- outjockey,
- misdirects,
- misdirected,
- Shafting,
- Worsting,
- gooses,
- outguess,
- Illude,
- HOSED,
- jiving,
- run circles around,
- Shafted,
- chicaned,
- end-run,
- outguessing,
- chicanes,
- makes sport of,
- DO,
- misdirecting,
- make a fool of,
- chicane,
- pull wool over,
- led astray,
- victimize,
- deceive,
- defraud,
- razzed,
- outguessed,
- play for a fool,
- make fun of,
- pull the wool over one's eyes,
- make sport of,
- pull a fast one,
- hoodwinked,
- take for a ride,
- make a monkey of,
- Bunked,
- outwitting,
- Snowing,
- outgeneral,
- do out of,
- Ragging,
- take to the cleaners,
- funned,
- chicaning,
- japing,
- do number on,
- pull a fast one on,
- Misguiding,
- misguide,
- out maneuver,
- leading astray,
- bamboozle,
- wheedle,
- jollying,
- lead up garden path,
- doublecross,
- kid,
- play trick on,
- misdirect,
- goosing,
- mousetraps,
- jived,
- sucker into,
- disinformed,
- pull wool over eyes,
- con,
- mislead,
- disinform,
- double deal,
- japed,
- worsted,
- jollied,
- delude,
- Suckering,
- lead astray,
- funning,
- take to the cleaner's.
- pigeons,
- stack the deck,
- discriminated against,
- stiffed,
- have for,
- discriminate against,
- stiffs,
- immolate,
- Suckered,
- have it in for.
- disloyal,
- artificial,
- bilgewater,
- crafty,
- leg-pull,
- loaded dice,
- copy,
- con trick,
- set up,
- hornswoggle,
- tinsel,
- device,
- burlesque,
- twist,
- shenanigans,
- outreach,
- frolic,
- twit,
- shammer,
- tommyrot,
- travesty,
- dishonest,
- befool,
- false,
- charade,
- murphy,
- sneak,
- tomfoolery,
- gull,
- outsmart,
- paste,
- sting,
- witty remark,
- bunko game,
- abuse,
- snow,
- panel game,
- pretend,
- blindfold,
- faithless,
- racket,
- artifice,
- imposition,
- bubble,
- outthink,
- let down,
- impose,
- rig,
- beguiling,
- run a game on,
- appease,
- stance,
- faulty,
- faker,
- parody,
- euchre,
- pretender,
- snooker,
- pasquinade,
- erroneous,
- guile,
- have,
- bite,
- Cantrip,
- boloney,
- cozen,
- joke,
- pretext,
- finagle,
- feigning,
- outplay,
- misrepresent,
- fleece,
- circumvent,
- have on,
- gimmick,
- flummox,
- phony,
- puzzle,
- play games with,
- mischief,
- confuse,
- imitation,
- misrepresentation,
- jilt,
- clinquant,
- act,
- reach,
- sport,
- mischievous,
- Fooling,
- juggle,
- pose,
- deceptive,
- misinform,
- phoney,
- outmaneuver,
- junk,
- gyp,
- bluff,
- hum,
- duplicity,
- chicanery,
- Gloze,
- betray,
- dust,
- gammon,
- cheat on,
- humour,
- cry of wolf,
- take,
- take-in,
- Cully,
- fib,
- cock-and-bull story,
- bewilder,
- bosh,
- tall story,
- fetch,
- two-time,
- front,
- bad,
- string,
- crock,
- plant,
- above,
- untrue,
- performance,
- machination,
- false alarm,
- play one false,
- pigeon,
- evil,
- job,
- tease,
- affectation,
- cog,
- nobble,
- crooked,
- dishonorable,
- jiggery-pokery,
- snatch,
- hooey,
- mulct,
- forestall,
- impose on,
- jockey,
- takeoff,
- get around,
- overreach,
- jolly along,
- victimise,
- artful dodge,
- chatter,
- outfox,
- shell game,
- outmanoeuvre,
- mock,
- foist,
- snake oil,
- catch,
- Barney,
- impostor,
- libel,
- prank,
- diddle,
- inveigle,
- Flam,
- twaddle,
- entangle,
- mockery,
- naughty,
- baloney,
- beguile,
- caricature,
- fictitious,
- rook,
- imposter,
- Roorback,
- theft,
- cajole,
- whopper,
- nab,
- conjure,
- drivel,
- Subreption,
- manoeuvre,
- stacked deck,
- dummy,
- pinchbeck,
- josh,
- pseud,
- caper,
- deceitful,
- role player,
- blind,
- baffle,
- tarradiddle,
- specious,
- show,
- pretence,
- beat,
- skin game,
- intrigue,
- whited sepulcher,
- tosh,
- frame,
- injurious,
- jolly,
- confidence trick,
- posture,
- simulacrum,
- detrimental,
- thimblerig,
- snow job,
- shoddy,
- dido,
- antic,
- pluck,
- gaff,
- wind-up,
- drool,
- confound,
- horseplay,
- stump,
- lampoon,
- conspiracy.
Paraphrases for Hoax:
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
deceit.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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