CHICANE Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of chicane

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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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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Flynn also said Bow Mar has not implemented all of the traffic calming measures recommended in a 2024 study, including additional speed-calming designs such as chicanes. — Tori Mason, CBS News, 10 June 2026 Antonelli overtook Russell at the start, but Russell retook the position on lap 6 on the back straight before the final chicane. — Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 24 May 2026 But there are high-speed areas with tight chicanes that are very challenging. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026 There’s a lack of control but no less pressure, like a Sunday driver suddenly being thrust into the cockpit of a Formula One car hurtling towards a high-speed chicane. — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for chicane

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Noun

Some felt that Ballmer was too smart to be involved in this sort of chicanery.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
This chicanery is the reason that many secure email services simply don't display images by default.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of chicanery

Verb

Some of the common concerns addressed by the guidance include the privacy of student data being input into AI systems, the potential for cheating and emphasis on human input and verification.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
In an atmosphere of uncertainty—and given prevailing concerns about students using AI to cheat—such bans would seem to make some sense.

— Sian Leah Beilock, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of cheat

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Leaders managing autonomous agent deployments across enterprise environments have spent years auditing outputs for compliance, deception vectors and guardrail breaches.

— Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Those charges cover a wide range of behaviors related to schemes in which money or property is obtained through deception and interstate electronic communications.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of deception

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Course designer Leopoldo Palacios’s influential track featured a rollback to the water tray — a bit of trickery that Palacios had famously used at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and had shelved since.

— Tilly Berendt, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Extremism, in both parties, is a tool of propagandists trying to win elections through trickery.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of trickery

Noun

Whatever higher purpose goes along with espionage work tends to be lost in the gamesmanship and cynicism that seems to come with the territory.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
The focus on metrics also highlights the challenges of measuring the performance of large language models using standardized benchmark tests and concerns that the specs are prone to manipulation and gamesmanship.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of gamesmanship

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There are no federal protections against this skullduggery, and only 10 states have enacted dedicated statutes to combat the problem, according to Equity Protect.

— Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
Few would begrudge Paraguay this recognition, but the skullduggery did produce eye-rolls and requires stronger officiating.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026

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