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trick
Synonyms and Antonyms of trick
- He used every trick in the book to get out of appearing in the charity's fashion show.
sleight of hand
- I thought that gluing the silver dollar to the floor and watching him struggle to pick it up would be a good trick.
high jinks (also hijinks), horseplay, play, roughhousing, rowdyism
caprice, conceit, fancy, vagary, whim, whimsy (also whimsey)
fraud, hanky-panky, hoodwinking, ruse, sham, stratagem, subterfuge, trickery, wile
- That deadbeat is up to his usual tricks: once again he's claiming the check is in the mail.
- It'd be quite a trick to hit that target from here.
- a dog with the trick of eating cabbage
attribute, characteristic, mark, property, trait
custom, habit, pattern, practice (also practise), way, wont
abnormality, neuroticism, perversion, weirdness
disposition, genius, leaning, partiality
bent, inclination, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency, turn
attitude, character, humor, identity, individuality, nature, personality, temperament
Synonym Discussion of trick
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- the tricks of the trade
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- the ruses of smugglers
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- the stratagem-filled game
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- last-minute maneuvers to avert bankruptcy
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- the clever artifices of the stage
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- used all of his wiles to ingratiate himself
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- a feint toward the enemy's left flank
trick
Synonyms and Antonyms of trick
- You tricked me into thinking this wasn't a surprise party for me.
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
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