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hoax

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Synonyms & Antonyms of hoax

(Entry 1 of 2)

an imitation that is passed off as genuine

the skeleton of the purported ancient hominid turned out to be a hoax

Synonyms for hoax

counterfeit,
fake,
forgery,
humbug,
phony
(also phoney),
sham

Words Related to hoax

copycat,
knockoff

copy,
facsimile,
replica,
reproduction

dummy,
mock-up

fraud,
gaff,
imposture,
spoof,
swindle

simulation,
synthetic

bastard,
brummagem,
duffer,
shoddy

Near Antonyms for hoax

original

hoax

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms of hoax (Entry 2 of 2)

to cause to believe what is untrue

a skilled forger who hoaxed the art world into believing that the paintings were long-lost Vermeers

Synonyms for hoax

bamboozle,
beguile,
bluff,
buffalo,
burn,
catch,
con,
cozen,
deceive,
delude,
dupe,
fake out,
fool,
gaff,
gammon,
gull,
have,
have on
[chiefly British],
hoodwink,
hornswoggle,
humbug,
juggle,
misguide,
misinform,
mislead,
snooker,
snow,
spoof,
string along,
suck in,
sucker,
take in,
trick

Words Related to hoax

kid,
put on,
tease

bleed,
cheat,
chisel,
defraud,
diddle,
euchre,
fleece,
flimflam,
hustle,
mulct,
rook,
shortchange,
skin,
squeeze,
stick,
sting,
swindle

Phrases Synonymous with hoax

do a number on,
lead one down the garden path
(also lead one up the garden path),
pull one's leg,
pull the wool over one's eyes

Near Antonyms for hoax

debunk,
expose,
reveal,
show up,
uncloak,
uncover,
unmask

disclose,
divulge,
tell,
unveil

disabuse,
disenchant,
disillusion

Antonyms for hoax

undeceive

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