Synonyms for chicane
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A quibble, a pedantic or dishonest objection; an act of deception.
Related words
- Word family
- chicanery
- Phrases
- mobile chicane moving chicane
Forms
- Plural
- chicanes → trickeries, chicaneries, wiles, stratagems…
Example sentences
- guile I refuse to be taken in by her guile.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| chicane | rising | |
| guile | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- ruse1, wile1
- 5 letters
- dodge1, guile1
- 8 letters
- trickery3, artifice3
- 9 letters
- stratagem3, chicanery4
- 10 letters
- shenanigan4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (trickery3 = 3 syllables).