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Detailed Synonyms for hoaxes in English

hoaxes:

hoaxes [the ~] noun

  1. the hoaxes
    the hoaxes; the jokes; the wheezes; the gags

hoaxes form of hoax:

to hoax verb (hoaxes, hoaxed, hoaxing)

  1. to hoax
    to fool; to tease; to vex; to badger; to swindle; to trick; to hoax; to hoodwink
    • fool verb (fools, fooled, fooling)
    • tease verb (teases, teased, teasing)
    • vex verb (vexes, vexed, vexing)
    • badger verb (badgers, badgered, badgering)
    • swindle verb (swindles, swindled, swindling)
    • trick verb (tricks, tricked, tricking)
    • hoax verb (hoaxes, hoaxed, hoaxing)
    • hoodwink verb (hoodwinks, hoodwinked, hoodwinking)
  2. to hoax
    – subject to a playful hoax or joke 1
    to hoax; pull someone's leg; play a joke on
    – subject to a playful hoax or joke 1

Conjugations for hoax:

present
  1. hoax
  2. hoax
  3. hoaxes
  4. hoax
  5. hoax
  6. hoax
simple past
  1. hoaxed
  2. hoaxed
  3. hoaxed
  4. hoaxed
  5. hoaxed
  6. hoaxed
present perfect
  1. have hoaxed
  2. have hoaxed
  3. has hoaxed
  4. have hoaxed
  5. have hoaxed
  6. have hoaxed
past continuous
  1. was hoaxing
  2. were hoaxing
  3. was hoaxing
  4. were hoaxing
  5. were hoaxing
  6. were hoaxing
future
  1. shall hoax
  2. will hoax
  3. will hoax
  4. shall hoax
  5. will hoax
  6. will hoax
continuous present
  1. am hoaxing
  2. are hoaxing
  3. is hoaxing
  4. are hoaxing
  5. are hoaxing
  6. are hoaxing
subjunctive
  1. be hoaxed
  2. be hoaxed
  3. be hoaxed
  4. be hoaxed
  5. be hoaxed
  6. be hoaxed
diverse
  1. hoax!
  2. let's hoax!
  3. hoaxed
  4. hoaxing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

hoax [the ~] noun

  1. the hoax
    – something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage 1
    the hoax; the fraud; the humbug; the fraudulence; the put-on; the dupery
    – something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage 1
  2. the hoax
    – An unsolicited message distributed via the Internet with the intent of misleading recipients. These messages usually arrive in the form of an email and contain misinformation on topics such as new computer viruses and promotions that sounds too good to be true. 2
    the hoax
    – An unsolicited message distributed via the Internet with the intent of misleading recipients. These messages usually arrive in the form of an email and contain misinformation on topics such as new computer viruses and promotions that sounds too good to be true. 2

Related Words for "hoax":

  • hoaxing

Alternate Synonyms for "hoax":


Related Definitions for "hoax":

  1. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage1
  2. subject to a playful hoax or joke1
  3. An unsolicited message distributed via the Internet with the intent of misleading recipients. These messages usually arrive in the form of an email and contain misinformation on topics such as new computer viruses and promotions that sounds too good to be true.2