hoax vs put-on

hoax and put-on both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hoax	Yes	No	Yes	No
put-on	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hoax and put-on are synonyms defined as:

hoax and put-on: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

Other synonyms of hoax include dupery, fraud, fraudulence, humbug.

hoax (noun)	put-on (noun)
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage	something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
	a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
	a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

hoax (verb)	put-on (verb)
subject to a playful hoax or joke