Definition for Hocus-pocus:

• To cheat.

Synonyms for Hocus-pocus:

• n.

  •
  • ruse,
  • dodge,
  • subterfuge,
  • ploy,
  • scheme.
  •
  • hoax,
  • flimflam.
  •black magic (noun)
  • voodoo.
  •charm (noun)
  • chant,
  • spell,
  • magic.
  •communication (noun)
  • trickery,
  • jiggery-pokery,
  • skullduggery,
  • slickness,
  • Hanky Panky,
  • skulduggery.
  •deception (noun)
  • imposition.
  •dishonesty (noun)
  • indirection.
  •gibberish (noun)
  • jabberwocky.
  •hex (noun)
  • conjuration.
  •magic spell (noun)
  • magic words.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • abracadabra.
  •Other relevant words:
  • gibber,
  • palaver,
  • outreach,
  • stratagem,
  • dirty deal,
  • googly,
  • Yogism,
  • gyp,
  • get around,
  • flummery,
  • let down,
  • Flam,
  • Esotericism,
  • charm,
  • Hocus,
  • conjuring,
  • stick,
  • finagle,
  • mysticism,
  • screw,
  • humbug,
  • chouse,
  • pass,
  • outmaneuver,
  • balderdash,
  • diddle,
  • absurdity,
  • cozen,
  • fetch,
  • beat,
  • defraud,
  • fudge,
  • circumvent,
  • vaporing,
  • shortchange,
  • ficelle,
  • bombast,
  • catch,
  • nonsense,
  • jargon,
  • anagoge,
  • shenanigan,
  • duplicity,
  • gouge,
  • ramp,
  • trash,
  • con,
  • have,
  • ritual,
  • gull,
  • cheating,
  • open sesame,
  • gammon,
  • fiddle-faddle,
  • mischief,
  • prestidigitation,
  • blind,
  • bag of tricks,
  • amphigory,
  • folderol,
  • outsmart,
  • gobbledegook,
  • mummery,
  • magic formula,
  • blather,
  • babble,
  • con game,
  • artifice,
  • cant,
  • Babblement,
  • burn,
  • Esotery,
  • escamotage,
  • legerdemain,
  • stuff and nonsense,
  • yoga,
  • Anagogics,
  • twaddle,
  • delusion,
  • snow,
  • trumpery,
  • waffling,
  • drool,
  • theosophy,
  • beguile,
  • Galimatias,
  • two-time,
  • crib,
  • jabber,
  • bosey,
  • betray,
  • gambit,
  • Fiddledeedee,
  • mulct,
  • symbolism,
  • smoke and mirrors,
  • prattle,
  • Twattle,
  • fleece,
  • joker,
  • esoterism,
  • cheat,
  • hokey-pokey,
  • overreach,
  • gabble,
  • double cross,
  • cabala,
  • wile,
  • double-talk,
  • shift,
  • gimmick,
  • Gibble-gabble,
  • deceive,
  • claptrap,
  • bluff,
  • dupe,
  • juggling,
  • mock,
  • scam,
  • Stultiloquence,
  • juggle,
  • euchre,
  • bilk,
  • rook,
  • thimblerig,
  • Esoterics,
  • Cabalism,
  • mystification,
  • gobbledygook,
  • conjure,
  • monkey business,
  • swindle,
  • chicanery,
  • pretence,
  • Bibble-babble,
  • device,
  • rite,
  • fustian,
  • Symbolics,
  • rant,
  • mystery,
  • prate,
  • chisel,
  • sting,
  • delude,
  • curve,
  • do in,
  • outwit,
  • skimble-skamble,
  • pigeon,
  • rodomontade,
  • sleight,
  • cajole,
  • rubbish,
  • dirty trick,
  • Anthroposophy,
  • curve ball,
  • rigamarole,
  • design,
  • whammy,
  • jugglery,
  • stack the cards,
  • falderal,
  • drivel,
  • forestall,
  • necromancy,
  • rigmarole,
  • shave,
  • blabber,
  • bamboozle,
  • victimize,
  • string along.

Antonyms for Hocus-pocus:

• n.

  • sleight of hand
    truth, reality, openness, frankness, sense, truthfulness, honesty, honor, standard, uprightness, fact.

Hyponym for Hocus-pocus:

• n.

  • communication
    deceit, misrepresentation, deception.