jugglery

noun

ˈjə-glə-rē How to pronounce jugglery (audio)
Definition of jugglerynext
as in deception
the use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end you wouldn't believe the jugglery I have to resort to in order to get the cat in the carrier for a trip to the vet's

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jugglery
  1. deception
  2. trickery
  3. treachery
  4. subterfuge
  5. chicanery
  6. legerdemain
  7. gamesmanship
  8. skulduggery
Noun
  • This democratization of deception tools means threats can come from anywhere—disgruntled employees, competitors or opportunistic individuals—not just sophisticated state actors or cybercrime rings.
    Joseph Ours, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Langenberg’s sharp slider and 92-94 mph fastball lead a five-pitch mix, and his low arm slot adds some deception.
    Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of deception
Noun
  • Featuring a brand new cast of reality television’s best and most conniving, the U.S. version of Peacock’s hit game show returns on January 9 for more challenges, trickery, and impeccable outfits from host Cumming.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Background/foreground blur and other in-camera trickery are used to great effect.
    Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of trickery
Noun
  • Welcome back for another season full of [Alan Cumming voice] deception, backstabbing and treachery!
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Yet Milady and her treachery have for nearly 200 years always stood out.
    Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
Definition of treachery
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  • In an era rife with conspiracy theories and subterfuge, how much of those forces are products of our own doing, perhaps our imagining?
    Dana Feldman, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The story that follows includes intense political subterfuge, villainous monologues, and heart-wrenching character deaths.
    Courtney Mifsud Intreglia, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
Definition of subterfuge
Noun
  • There’s still a lot of baseball chicanery to take place over the next few months, though.
    Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
  • The eternal fight for liberty — slaves into gladiators, gladiators into free men — calls for courage and purpose beyond Lucius’s nightmarish expectations, uncovering the treachery and chicanery of Roman politics.
    Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of chicanery
Noun
  • Congressional legerdemain can’t wave away that reality.
    Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Both activities depended on legerdemain and made elaborate use of optical illusions.
    Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Definition of legerdemain
Noun
  • This is political gamesmanship at its worst, planting a trap for lawmakers by exploiting a tragedy.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Is there a difference between cheating and gamesmanship?
    Alan Shearer, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of gamesmanship
Noun
  • Obviously, such a system is rife with uncertainty, and the history of the process is full of skulduggery, both on the club and player side.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Climax became the first ever vegan cheesemaker to win a prestigious Good Food award—though dairy complaints caused the prize to be rescinded at the last minute, with shades of the protectionist, legal skulduggery faced by non-dairy milk products.
    Andrew Rosenblum, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of skulduggery
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