Synonyms for prestidigitation
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Jugglery — A show of skill or deceitful cleverness
magic, trickery, hocus-pocus US, conjuration, illusionism, deception, conjuring, jugglery dated, prestigiation dated
2. Legerdemain — A performance of or skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with the hands
Definitions
- n. 1
A performance of or skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with the hands.
My favorite prestidigitation was when he pulled the live dove out of that tiny scarf.
- n. 2
A show of skill or deceitful cleverness.
His writing was peppered with verbal tricks and prestidigitation.
Related words
- Word family
- prestidigitator
- Is a kind of
- deception skill
Forms
- Plural
- prestidigitations → magics, trickeries, hocus-pocuses, conjurations…
Example sentences
- magic He amused the children by showing them some magic.
- trickery The ones who lack courage, exceed in trickery.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| prestidigitation | steady | |
| magic | rising | |
| trickery | rising | |
| conjuration | rising | |
| illusionism | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- magic2
- 8 letters
- trickery3, jugglery
- 9 letters
- deception3, conjuring3
- 11 letters
- conjuration, legerdemain4, illusionism5
- 13 letters
- prestigiation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (magic2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- prestidigitation