Synonyms of juggle

juggle 1 of 2

noun

as in ruse

a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end

a temporary suspension of the gas tax was just a crowd-pleasing juggle that was not a long-term solution to the energy problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ruse
• scheme
• trick
• dodge
• device
• fetch
• knack
• sleight of hand
• play
• gambit
• jig
• ploy
• stratagem
• wile
• sleight
• gimmick
• bluff
• flimflam
• deception
• cunning
• end run
• artifice
• duplicity
• subterfuge
• shenanigan
• jugglery
• swindling
• feint
• trickery
• craft
• cheating
• hoax
• chicanery
• smoke screen
• swindle
• skulduggery
• dupery
• fakery
• gaff
• front
• fraud
• legerdemain
• blind
• sham
• cozenage
• crookery

juggle

2 of 2

verb

ˈjə-gəl 

as in to trick

to cause to believe what is untrue

everyone thinks that they are too smart to be juggled by con artists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trick
• deceive
• fool
• kid
• tease
• suck in
• catch
• have
• mislead
• con
• delude
• sucker
• bamboozle
• hoodwink
• dupe
• cheat
• string along
• snooker
• bluff
• burn
• have on
• fake out
• sting
• buffalo
• beguile
• snow
• take in
• hornswoggle
• misinform
• spoof
• gaff
• gull
• misguide
• humbug
• cozen
• hoax
• pull one's leg
• gammon
• do a number on
• lead one down the garden path
• pull the wool over one's eyes
• stick
• put on
• squeeze
• shortchange
• defraud
• hustle
• diddle
• chisel
• swindle
• bleed
• flimflam
• fleece
• mulct
• euchre
• rook
• skin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reveal
• expose
• uncover
• show up
• unmask
• debunk
• disclose
• tell
• undeceive
• divulge
• unveil
• uncloak
• disabuse
• disillusion
• disenchant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of juggle

Noun

Sanders grew up in Bridgeport, Connecticut watching her mother juggle jobs at restaurants and Sacred Heart University’s cafeterias. —Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 26 Jan. 2026

The lyrics throughout the EP juggle ferocity and vulnerability in a way that mirrors the music’s seamless transitions. —Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 16 Jan. 2026

Verb

The staff member, already juggling six other things, is stuck playing dispatcher for a service the hotel doesn’t control, doesn’t profit from, and can’t guarantee. —Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 29 May 2026

And for homeowners already juggling elevated utility bills and other household expenses in this inflationary environment, the timing of that purchase matters more than usual. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 May 2026