trickery
noun
[ ˈtrɪk(ə)ri ]
• the practice of deception.
• "the dealer resorted to trickery"
Similar:
deception,
deceit,
dishonesty,
cheating,
duplicity,
double-dealing,
legerdemain,
sleight of hand,
guile,
intrigue,
deviousness,
cunning,
craft,
craftiness,
artfulness,
slyness,
subterfuge,
skulduggery,
chicanery,
wiles,
fraud,
fraudulence,
swindling,
sophistry,
sharp practice,
underhandedness,
dissimulation,
pretence,
monkey business,
funny business,
hanky-panky,
jiggery-pokery,
kidology,
shenanigans,
flimflam,
codology,
management,
do the trick
• achieve the required result.
• "a coat of paint might have done the trick, making things that bit more cheery"
Similar:
be effective,
work,
solve the problem,
take care of the problem,
achieve the desired result,
fill/fit the bill,
turn the trick,
do the necessary,
