Synonyms & related words for trickery

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of trickery — including chicanery, guile, skulduggery, subterfuge, wile, deception. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to trickery

Explore words related to trickery — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include shenanigan, trickish, humbuggery, tricks, flimflammery, thimblerig, hocus, dupery. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for trickery

Common synonyms for trickery include chicanery, guile, skulduggery, subterfuge, wile, deception, deceit, ruse — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does trickery come from?

The word trickery breaks down into 2 roots of Old French origin: trick, from Old French trichier (“to cheat, deceive”); and -ery, from Old French -erie (“forms abstract noun of action”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.