deception

/dɪsˈɛpʃən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a misleading falsehood
2. the act of deceiving
3. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

Synonyms for deception

• misrepresentation
• deceit
• dissembling
• dissimulation
• magic trick
• conjuring trick
• trick
• magic
• legerdemain
• conjuration
• thaumaturgy
• illusion

Words that rhyme with deception

• perception
• reception
• conception
• exception
• interception
• preconception
• contraception
• inception
• misconception
• misperception