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hoax vs guile

guile vs hoax

hoax and guile both are nouns.

hoax is a verb but guile is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hoax Yes No Yes No
guile Yes No No No
As nouns, guile is a hypernym of hoax; that is, guile is a word with a broader meaning than hoax:
  • hoax: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
  • guile: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
Other hypernyms of hoax include chicane, chicanery, shenanigan, trickery, wile.
hoax (noun) guile (noun)
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
the quality of being crafty
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
hoax (verb) guile (verb)
subject to a playful hoax or joke
Difference between hoax and guile

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