Synonyms of prestidigitation

prestidigitation

noun

ˌpre-stə-ˌdi-jə-ˈtā-shən 

as in magic

the art or skill of performing tricks or illusions for entertainment

Houdini's powers of prestidigitation remain legendary to this very day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• magic
• deception
• legerdemain
• sleight of hand
• conjuring
• hocus-pocus
• trickery
• deceptiveness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prestidigitation

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

Still, getting elected governor as an independent could be Duggan's greatest act of political prestidigitation yet. — M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 23 July 2025

But what drew Carson to this kind of misdirection and prestidigitation to begin with? — Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2024

In this era of the prestidigitation that is digitation, the sheer, laundry-bag bulk of the contents of these archives is stunning. — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023

But the magician must constantly update his tricks as the audience catches on, and new crises reveal the mechanisms behind the prestidigitation. — Justin E. H. Smith, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022

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