hoax
A trick that makes people believe something that is not true.
hoax in a sentence
- The photo of the ghost turned out to be a hoax made with string and a bedsheet.
- The report of a shark in the boating lake was a hoax started as an April Fools' joke.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to hoax?
- Areality
- Bfact
- Ctruth
- Dtrick
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D: trick. The other three mean the opposite of hoax.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to hoax?
- Acon
- Btrick
- Cprank
- Dtruth
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D: truth. The other three mean nearly the same as hoax.
Words that mean something similar
trick, prank, con
Words that mean the opposite
truth, fact, reality
More words about behaviour & manners
- hostile: Very unfriendly and ready to argue or fight.
- hygienic: Clean and free from germs that could spread illness.
- idle: Not busy or not in use, or not wanting to work.
- imitate: To copy the way someone speaks or acts.
- impertinent: Rude and not showing respect.
- impostor: Someone who pretends to be another person to trick people.
- impudent: Rude and cheeky, showing no respect.
- indulge: To let yourself or someone else enjoy a treat.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test