hoax [noun]

Definition of hoax:

something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

Synonyms of hoax:

● Dupery

● Fraud

● Fraudulence

● Humbug

● Put-on

● Trick

● Swindle

● Deceive

● Fool

● Con

● Hoodwink


Opposite/Antonyms of hoax:

● Honest

● Real

● Disenchant

● Good

● Sincere

● Factual

● Disabuse

● Concrete

● Undeceive

● Native

● Positive

● Substantial


Sentence/Example of hoax:

It is thought that the hoax may have begun as a joke, but it got out of hand.