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

Most agents follow a goal and juggle steps; an AI leader is designed to set direction, coordinate the people beneath it, and own outcomes the way a manager does. — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026

Turns out today is National Working Moms Day, a day that speaks directly to me and about 10 of my colleagues here at IndyStar, all of whom are familiar with the juggle. — Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 12 Mar. 2026

Verb

There are also the vendors, games, rides, and exhibitors that must juggle visiting other state fairs into their schedules. — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

One of this season’s major storylines is Gallagher juggling his bosun duties while trying to be present for Cameron and their newborn son who are living nearby in Croatia. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026