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chicane

[shi-keyn, chi-] / ʃɪˈkeɪn, tʃɪ- /
NOUN
chicanery
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dishonesty duplicity machination stratagem
STRONG
artifice cheating deviousness dodge double-crossing double-dealing feint fraud furtiveness gambit intrigue maneuver plot ploy ruse skullduggery sophistry subterfuge wiles
WEAK
fourberie hanky-panky sharp practice surreptitiousness underhandedness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
honesty
STRONG
openness truthfulness
WEAK
forthrightness
NOUN
deceit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chicanery deception dishonesty duplicity fraud hypocrisy treachery trickery
STRONG
ambidexterity ambidextrousness artifice cheating craft craftiness cunning deceitfulness dissimulation double-dealing fraudulence guile imposition pretense slyness trapping
WEAK
cozening defrauding dirty dealing dirty pool dissemblance entrapping overreaching smoke and mirrors two-facedness two-timing underhandedness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fairness forthrightness frankness honesty openness sincerity trustworthiness truth truthfulness
STRONG
artlessness reality
WEAK
uprightness
NOUN
deception
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cover-up fraud hoax illusion lie ruse scam subterfuge trick
STRONG
bluff boondoggle catch cheat con decoy device dodge fallacy feint fib gimmick hogwash hustle imposture jive malarkey pretext ride sham shift shuck snare stall sting story stratagem swindle trap whitewash wile wrinkle
WEAK
bilk con game confidence game crock fast one fast shuffle mare's-nest snow job
NOUN
decoy
Synonyms
STRONG
allurement attraction beard blind booster camouflage catch chicanery come-on deception enticement facade fake front imitation inducement lure nark plant pretense shill snare stoolie temptation trick trickery
WEAK
drawing card ensnarement inveiglement seducement sitting duck stool pigeon
Antonyms
STRONG
discouragement frankness honesty openness original reality repulsion truth truthfulness
NOUN
dishonesty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chicanery corruption criminality deceit duplicity falsehood fraud graft infidelity mendacity treachery trickery
STRONG
artifice bunk cheating craft crookedness cunning double-dealing faithlessness falsity flimflam fraudulence guile hocus-pocus infamy insidiousness perfidiousness perfidy racket rascality slyness stealing swindle trickiness unscrupulousness wiliness
WEAK
fourberie hanky-panky improbity sharp practice
Antonyms
STRONGEST
faithfulness fidelity forthrightness honesty loyalty truth truthfulness
STRONG
artlessness frankness innocence openness reality sincerity
WEAK
fairness scrupulousness
NOUN
double-dealing
Synonyms
STRONG
chicanery deceit deception dishonesty duplicity fraud hypocrisy mendacity perfidy treachery trickery
WEAK
bad faith foul play fourberie hanky-panky sharp practice two-timing
Antonyms
STRONG
fairness forthrightness frankness honesty openness sincerity trustworthiness truth truthfulness uprightness
NOUN
fraud
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blackmail deceit extortion graft hoax misrepresentation scam
STRONG
artifice barratry cheat chicanery con craft double-dealing dupery duplicity fake flimflam fraudulence guile hocus-pocus hustle imposture line racket sell shakedown sham skunk smoke song spuriousness sting swindle treachery
WEAK
bamboozlement duping fast one fast shuffle fourberie hanky-panky hoodwinking sharp practice song and dance swindling
Antonyms
STRONG
artlessness entertainment forthrightness frankness honesty openness reality sincerity truth truthfulness
WEAK
fairness justice
NOUN
hanky-panky
Synonyms
WEAK
amour chicanery dalliance deception devilry dirty pool double-dealing fling flirtation fooling around fourberie fraud funny business hankie-pankie hokey-pokey knavery liaison love affair machinations mischief monkey business romance sexual activity sharp practice shenanigans skullduggery subterfuge trickery
Antonyms
WEAK
faithfulness honesty
NOUN
indirection
Synonyms
STRONG
artifice bunk cheating chicanery corruption craft craftiness criminality crookedness cunning deceit deviousness double-dealing duplicity faithlessness falsehood falsity flimflam fraud fraudulence graft guile hocus-pocus infamy infidelity insidiousness mendacity perfidiousness perfidy racket rascality shadiness shiftiness slyness sneakiness stealing swindle treachery trickery trickiness unscrupulousness wiliness
WEAK
fourberie hanky-panky improbity sharp practice underhandedness
Antonyms
STRONG
artlessness constancy faithfulness fidelity forthrightness frankness goodness honesty honor innocence loyalty openness reality sincerity truth truthfulness
NOUN
shadiness
Synonyms
STRONG
artifice bunk cheating chicanery corruption craft craftiness criminality crookedness cunning deceit deviousness dishonesty double-dealing duplicity faithlessness falsehood falsity flimflam fraud fraudulence graft guile hocus-pocus infamy infidelity insidiousness mendacity perfidiousness perfidy racket rascality shiftiness slyness sneakiness stealing swindle treachery trickery trickiness unscrupulousness wiliness
WEAK
fourberie hanky-panky improbity sharp practice underhandedness
Antonyms
STRONG
artlessness constancy fairness faithfulness fidelity forthrightness frankness goodness honesty honor innocence loyalty openness reality sincerity truth truthfulness
NOUN
shiftiness
Synonyms
STRONG
ambidexterity ambidextrousness artifice cheating chicanery craft craftiness cunning deceitfulness deception dishonesty dissimulation double-dealing duplicity fraud fraudulence guile hypocrisy imposition pretense slyness trapping treachery trickery
WEAK
cozening defrauding dirty dealing dirty pool dissemblance entrapping overreaching smoke and mirrors two-facedness two-timing underhandedness
Antonyms
STRONG
artlessness fairness forthrightness frankness honesty honor openness reality sincerity trustworthiness truth truthfulness
NOUN
shiftiness
Synonyms
STRONG
artifice bunk cheating chicanery corruption craft craftiness criminality crookedness cunning deceit deviousness dishonesty double-dealing duplicity faithlessness falsehood falsity flimflam fraud fraudulence graft guile hocus-pocus infamy infidelity insidiousness mendacity perfidiousness perfidy racket rascality shadiness slyness sneakiness stealing swindle treachery trickery trickiness unscrupulousness wiliness
WEAK
fourberie hanky-panky improbity sharp practice underhandedness
Antonyms
STRONG
artlessness constancy fairness faithfulness fidelity forthrightness frankness goodness honesty honor innocence loyalty openness reality sincerity truth truthfulness
NOUN
slyness
Synonyms
STRONG
artifice bunk cheating chicanery corruption craft craftiness criminality crookedness cunning deceit deviousness dishonesty double-dealing duplicity faithlessness falsehood falsity flimflam fraud fraudulence graft guile hocus-pocus infamy infidelity insidiousness mendacity perfidiousness perfidy racket rascality shadiness shiftiness sneakiness stealing swindle treachery trickery trickiness unscrupulousness wiliness
WEAK
fourberie hanky-panky improbity sharp practice underhandedness
Antonyms
STRONG
artlessness constancy fairness faithfulness fidelity forthrightness frankness goodness honesty honor innocence loyalty openness reality sincerity truth truthfulness
NOUN
sneakiness
Synonyms
STRONG
artifice bunk cheating chicanery corruption craft craftiness criminality crookedness cunning deceit deviousness dishonesty double-dealing duplicity faithlessness falsehood falsity flimflam fraud fraudulence graft guile hocus-pocus infamy infidelity insidiousness mendacity perfidiousness perfidy racket rascality shadiness shiftiness slyness stealing swindle treachery trickery trickiness unscrupulousness wiliness
WEAK
fourberie hanky-panky improbity sharp practice underhandedness
Antonyms
STRONG
artlessness constancy fairness faithfulness fidelity forthrightness frankness goodness honesty honor innocence loyalty openness reality sincerity truth truthfulness
NOUN
trickery
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chicanery deceit dishonesty razzle-dazzle scam shell game stunt
STRONG
cheat cheating con dodge double-dealing dupery flimflam fraud guile hoax imposture pretense quackery shenanigans sting
WEAK
bait and switch double cross fast shuffle fourberie funny business sharp practice snow job swindling underhandedness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
frankness honesty openness truthfulness
STRONG
reality truth
NOUN
trickiness
Synonyms
STRONG
artifice bunk cheating chicanery corruption craft craftiness criminality crookedness cunning deceit deviousness dishonesty double-dealing duplicity faithlessness falsehood falsity flimflam fraud fraudulence graft guile hocus-pocus infamy infidelity insidiousness mendacity perfidiousness perfidy racket rascality shadiness shiftiness slyness sneakiness stealing swindle treachery trickery unscrupulousness wiliness
WEAK
fourberie hanky-panky improbity sharp practice underhandedness
Antonyms
STRONG
artlessness constancy fairness faithfulness fidelity forthrightness frankness goodness honesty honor innocence loyalty openness reality sincerity truth truthfulness
NOUN
underhandedness
Synonyms
WEAK
artifice bunk cheating chicanery corruption craft craftiness criminality crookedness cunning deceit deviousness dishonesty double-dealing duplicity faithlessness falsehood falsity flimflam fourberie fraud fraudulence graft guile hanky-panky hocus-pocus improbity infamy infidelity insidiousness mendacity perfidiousness perfidy racket rascality shadiness sharp practice shiftiness slyness sneakiness stealing swindle treachery trickery trickiness unscrupulousness wiliness
NOUN
wile
Synonyms
STRONGEST
guile stratagem
STRONG
angle artfulness artifice cheating chicanery con contrivance craft craftiness deceit deception device dishonesty dissimulation dodge feint flimflam fraud gambit game gimmick hoax horseplay imposition lure maneuver plot ploy racket ruse scam setup shenanigans skullduggery slant slyness stunt subterfuge switch trick trickery twist
WEAK
little game monkey business monkeyshines scheming
Antonyms
STRONG
fairness forthrightness frankness honesty honor openness sincerity truth truthfulness uprightness
WEAK
naïveté stupidity
VERB
con
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bamboozle bilk dupe hoodwink swindle wheedle
STRONG
cajole cheat coax flimflam fool hoax hornswoggle humbug inveigle mislead rook sweet-talk trick
WEAK
double-cross rip off
Antonyms
WEAK
be forthright be honest
VERB
dupe
Synonyms
STRONGEST
baffle bamboozle betray cheat deceive defraud delude hoodwink mislead swindle victimize
STRONG
beguile catch circumvent con cozen dust flimflam gull hoax hornswoggle kid outwit overreach rook shaft spoof trick
WEAK
double-cross jerk around pull one's leg pull something rip off rope in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist be honest help protect support
STRONG
be serious
VERB
fool
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cheat deceive delude dupe hoodwink pretend
STRONG
bamboozle bluff con diddle flimflam fox gull hoax jive juke kid outfox scam snow spoof trifle
WEAK
fake out lead on make believe play a trick on play-act put on put one over on suck in take in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be honest
VERB
hoax
Synonyms
STRONG
bamboozle bluff con deceive delude dupe fleece flimflam fool frame gammon gull hoodwink murphy rook sting swindle
WEAK
fake out play games with pull one's leg run a game on set up take for a ride take in
Antonyms
STRONG
be honest
VERB
pettifog
Synonyms
STRONG
altercate argufy avoid bicker carp cavil criticize dispute equivocate evade fence flip-flop hassle niggle nitpick pretend prevaricate shift spar squabble waffle wrangle
WEAK
argue over blow hot and cold catch at straws have at it hem and haw hypercriticize make a big thing about nit-pick paralogize pick to pieces put up an argument set to split hairs talk back
Antonyms
STRONG
agree concur face give in meet tell the truth
VERB
quibble
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bicker carp spar squabble waffle wrangle
STRONG
altercate argufy avoid cavil criticize dispute equivocate evade fence flip-flop hassle pettifog pretend prevaricate shift
WEAK
argue over blow hot and cold catch at straws have at it hem and haw hypercriticize make a big thing about nit-pick paralogize put up an argument set to split hairs talk back
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agree
STRONG
face meet tell the truth
WEAK
approve concur

Example Sentences

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Russell challenged Leclerc for the remaining 10 laps and did make it past into the chicane with three laps to go.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Russell lost that place because he hit the harvest limit early, which meant he was not recharging into the chicane so had less energy for the restart.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Norris challenged at the start and Verstappen cut the first chicane to retain the lead.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025

The changes to car behaviour caught Hamilton out when he braked hard for the Bus Stop chicane in sprint qualifying.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025

You're a dabster at chicane, or you're preciously belied.

From Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Rip van Winkle by Burke, Charles