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Definitions

sleight of hand

NOUN
deceptive skill
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chicanery deception trickery
WEAK
conjuration deceit double-dealing escamotage hocus-pocus legerdemain magic prestidigitation smoke and mirrors
Antonyms
STRONGEST
honesty truthfulness

Example Sentences

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A final section uses a sort of metaphysical sleight of hand to blend the two eras, but once again something doesn’t quite connect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The most recent sleight of hand is circular financing.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025

But, as Kagan exposed, this was a rhetorical sleight of hand.

From Slate • May 15, 2025

Fisher: … sleight of hand, misdirection, various different forms of magic.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

He’d never lost his love for sleight of hand, and he graduated from palming coins to cards, cups, wallets, and watches.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo