Synonyms of sleight of hand

sleight of hand

phrase

1

as in magic

the art or skill of performing tricks or illusions for entertainment

His masterful sleight of hand amazed the crowd.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• magic
• deception
• prestidigitation
• legerdemain
• hocus-pocus
• deceptiveness
• trickery
• conjuring

2

as in scheme

a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end

Financial sleight of hand allowed him to embezzle money from the company without anyone noticing.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scheme
• trick
• ruse
• device
• sleight
• knack
• stratagem
• gimmick
• artifice
• jig
• fetch
• gambit
• ploy
• juggle
• wile
• cunning
• dodge
• end run
• bluff
• shenanigan
• play
• flimflam
• deception
• smoke screen
• craft
• chicanery
• duplicity
• fraud
• subterfuge
• feint
• trickery
• front
• dupery
• hoax
• skulduggery
• skullduggery
• swindling
• fakery
• sham
• jugglery
• legerdemain
• blind
• swindle
• cheating
• crookery
• gaff
• cozenage