jugglery

noun

ˈjə-glə-rē How to pronounce jugglery (audio)
Definition of jugglerynext
as in deception
the use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end you wouldn't believe the jugglery I have to resort to in order to get the cat in the carrier for a trip to the vet's

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jugglery
  1. deception
  2. trickery
  3. treachery
  4. subterfuge
  5. chicanery
  6. deceptiveness
  7. legerdemain
  8. gamesmanship
Noun
  • Nefarious actors have long been keen to fill the gap through what international law describes as coercion, deception and abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability.
    — Robert P. George, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The suspect, identified as 58-year-old Zishan Zeng, was charged with two counts of elder exploitation and two counts of theft by deception.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of deception
Noun
  • Perhaps that’s why the studio’s new reliance upon computer trickery — courtesy of a collaboration with Wētā FX — feels more like more of a symptom of Prue’s crisis than part of the solution to it.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Thursday is The New York Times’s favorite day of the week to publish crosswords with twists, surprises or extra layers of trickery to puzzle over.
    — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of trickery
Noun
  • The killings and his six-week trial in 2023 captivated the true crime world with a mix of treachery, corruption, money, power and Southern accents.
    — Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The killings of Murdaugh’s wife and son and his subsequent six-week trial captivated the true crime world with a mix of treachery, corruption, money, power and Southern accents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of treachery
Noun
  • The series unpacks the subterfuge and secrecy required to record the interviews and how Diana and Colthurst were on high alert while making the recordings, Barefield explained.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • This subterfuge makes sense, since what these people reveal implicates their superiors.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of subterfuge
Noun
  • This is accomplished with the aid of a dead vagrant, a false identity, a commandeered submarine, and tons of other chicanery.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Some felt that Ballmer was too smart to be involved in this sort of chicanery.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of chicanery
Noun
  • Of course, the retort is that this would be irritating and exasperating to be continually deluged with alerts about AI deceptiveness.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Beyond the deceptiveness of the narrow material view, spiritual light and hope are always present to be found and felt.
    — Sue Brightman, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of deceptiveness
Noun
  • No amount of financial legerdemain can paper over the fundamental problem.
    — Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Chicago, a city with an auspicious past and present of prestidigitation and legerdemain, has never before had a space for magic anything close to The Hand & The Eye.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of legerdemain
Noun
  • But the hamstring injury to the star outside linebacker is severe enough that Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales didn’t entertain such gamesmanship.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of gamesmanship
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“Jugglery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jugglery. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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