CHICANE Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

chicane 1 of 2

noun

as in chicanery

the use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end most get-rich-quick schemes involve more than a smidgen of chicane

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chicane

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verb

shi-ˈkān

as in to cheat

to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal a lawyer who is so notorious for chicaning that the guilty invariably seek his services

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Recent Examples of chicane

Noun

Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar hit the barriers after misjudging a chicane. —

Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 May 2026 Like its Polestar 2 and 3 siblings, the 4 has so much spunk and poise and whipping it around local chicanes can be a highlight of any weekend. —

Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026 Not to mention Piastri’s overtake on Norris last year at Monza into the second chicane. —

Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Verstappen and Norris raced each other very hard into the first chicane; the Red Bull driver on the outside was forced to cut the chicane and leave the track to remain ahead of Norris and was ordered by his team to give the place back, before passing Norris with an effective move on the next lap. —

Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chicane

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chicane

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Not many people, however, concluded that financial chicanery at executive level should be used as a stick with which to beat the players and coaches who had won those trophies over the years in question.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 21 May 2026
There was some physicality – McAvoy absolutely buried Peyton Krebs off the hop – but little post-whistle chicanery.

— Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026