sleight

[slahyt] / slaɪt /

NOUN

trick

Synonyms

STRONG

artifice craft cunning deception hoax stratagem

Antonyms

STRONG

frankness honesty honor openness truthfulness

NOUN

ability

Synonyms

STRONG

deftness dexterity expertise skill

Antonyms

STRONG

inability

Example Sentences

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This sleight of hand directly undermines the intended safeguards in federal law.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

But that narrative is also a sleight of hand.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 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

They watched his dealing more closely, mistaking his clumsiness for a cardsharp’s sleight of hand.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides