Synonyms for chicane

Synonyms for (noun) chicane

Synonyms: guile, trickery, shenanigan, chicane, chicanery, wile

Definition: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

Similar words: dissembling, dissimulation, deceit, deception

Definition: the act of deceiving


Synonyms: chicane

Definition: a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file

Similar words: movable barrier

Definition: a barrier that can be moved to allow passage


Synonyms: chicane

Definition: a bridge hand that is void of trumps

Similar words: bridge hand

Definition: the cards held in a game of bridge


Synonyms for (verb) chicane

Synonyms: chicane, carp, cavil

Definition: raise trivial objections

Similar words: object

Definition: express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent

Usage: She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with; When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license


Synonyms: shaft, screw, cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey

Definition: defeat someone through trickery or deceit

Similar words: trounce, crush, vanquish, shell, beat, beat out

Definition: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

Usage: Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship; We beat the competition; Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game


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