put-on vs hoax

put-on and hoax both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of put-on include dupery, fraud, fraudulence, humbug.

put-on (noun)	hoax (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

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