Synonyms of chicane

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chicanery
• deception
• treachery
• trickery
• subterfuge
• gamesmanship
• skulduggery
• deceptiveness
• jugglery
• artfulness
• stealth
• cunning
• secrecy
• jiggery-pokery
• legerdemain
• wile
• deceit
• scheming
• artifice
• hanky-panky
• plotting
• slipperiness
• deceitfulness
• shiftiness
• design
• duplicity
• crookedness
• insincerity
• underhandedness
• slickness
• deviousness
• hypocrisy
• dishonesty
• slyness
• shrewdness
• double-dealing
• dissimulation
• guile
• sneakiness
• oiliness
• quackery
• craftiness
• imposture
• dupery
• crookery
• fakery
• sharpness
• humbuggery
• shadiness
• dirty pool
• caginess
• wiliness
• dirty tricks
• guilefulness
• foxiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sincerity
• artlessness
• ingenuousness
• forthrightness
• guilelessness
• directness
• openness
• candor
• plainness
• candidness
• plainspokenness

chicane

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheat
• fudge
• crib
• pad
• distort
• pervert
• finagle
• warp
• hedge
• evade
• tamper (with)
• falsify
• misrepresent
• misinterpret
• elaborate
• fake
• twist
• stretch
• misstate
• color
• exaggerate
• dodge
• doctor
• embellish
• magnify
• embroider

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chicane

Noun

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

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