All legerdemain synonyms
leg·er·de·main
L l noun legerdemain
- manipulation — the act of manipulating.
- deceit — Deceit is behaviour that is deliberately intended to make people believe something which is not true.
- cunning — Someone who is cunning has the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people.
- conjuring — the performance of tricks that appear to defy natural laws
- chicanery — Chicanery is using cleverness to cheat people.
- deception — Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.
- trickery — the use or practice of tricks or stratagems to deceive; artifice; deception.
- artfulness — slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky: artful schemes.
- craftiness — skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.
- hocus-pocus — a meaningless chant or expression used in conjuring or incantation.