Synonyms of the word

illusion

• n. (countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
• n. (countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
• n. (countable) A magician’s trick.
• n. (uncountable) The state of being deceived or misled.

appearance

• n. The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
• n. A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.
• n. Personal presence; look; aspect; mien.
• n. Apparent likeness; external show; how something appears to others.
• n. (philosophy, theology) That which is not substance, essence, hypostasis; the outward reality as opposed…
• n. The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before…
• n. (law) The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court…
• n. (medicine) Chiefly used by nurses: the act of defecation by a patient.

conjuration

• n. Conjuring, legerdemain or magic.
• n. A magic trick.
• n. (obsolete) The act of calling or summoning by a sacred name, or in solemn manner, or binding by an oath;…
• n. (obsolete) A league for a criminal purpose; conspiracy.

deceit

• n. An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
• n. An act of deceiving someone.
• n. (uncountable) The state of being deceitful or deceptive.
• n. (law) The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or…

deception

• n. An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.

delusion

• n. A false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts.
• n. The state of being deluded or misled.
• n. That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.

dissembling

• n. The action of the verb dissemble.
• v. present participle of dissemble.

dissimulation

• n. The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception.
• n. Hiding one's feelings or intentions.

fancy

• n. The imagination.
• n. An image or representation of anything formed in the mind; conception; thought; idea.
• n. An opinion or notion formed without much reflection; an impression.
• n. A whim.
• n. Love or amorous attachment.
• n. The object of inclination or liking.
• n. Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
• n. The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
• n. A diamond with a distinctive colour.
• n. That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.
• n. (obsolete) A sort of love song or light impromptu ballad.
• n. In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).
• adj. Decorative.
• adj. Of a superior grade.
• adj. Executed with skill.
• adj. (colloquial) Unnecessarily complicated.
• adj. (obsolete) Extravagant; above real value.
• v. (formal) To appreciate without jealousy or greed.
• v. (Britain) would like.
• v. (Britain, informal) To be sexually attracted to.
• v. (dated) To imagine, suppose.
• v. To form a conception of; to portray in the mind; to imagine.
• v. To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.

fantasy

• n. That which comes from one's imagination.
• n. (literature) The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and the supernatural, imaginary…
• n. A fantastical design.
• n. (slang) The drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.
• v. (literary, psychoanalysis) To fantasize (about).
• v. (obsolete) To have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like.

legerdemain

• n. Sleight of hand; "magic" trickery.
• n. A show of skill or deceitful ability.

magic

• n. The use of rituals or actions, especially based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or…
• n. A specific ritual or procedure associated with such magic; a spell.
• n. The supernatural forces which are drawn on in such a ritual.
• n. Something producing remarkable results, especially when not fully understood; an enchanting quality; exceptional…
• n. A conjuring trick or illusion performed to give the appearance of supernatural phenomena or powers.
• n. A specific kind of special power or ability.
• adj. Having supernatural talents, properties or qualities attributed to magic.
• adj. Producing extraordinary results, as though through the use of magic; wonderful, amazing.
• adj. Pertaining to conjuring tricks or illusions performed for entertainment etc.
• adj. (colloquial) Great; excellent.
• adj. (physics) Describing the number of nucleons in a particularly stable isotopic nucleus; 2, 8, 20, 28, 50,…
• v. (transitive) To produce, transform (something), (as if) by magic.

misconception

• n. a mistaken belief, a wrong idea.

performance

• n. The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation…
• n. That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act;…
• n. (art) A live show or concert.
• n. The amount of useful work accomplished estimated in terms of time needed, resources used, etc.

phantasy

• n. Dated form of fantasy.
• n. (psychology) The innate, mental image of an object; the link between instinct and reality.

semblance

• n. likeness, similarity; the quality of being similar.
• n. Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.

thaumaturgy

• n. The working of miracles.
• n. Magic; witchcraft, wizardry.

trick

• adj. (slang) Stylish or cool.
• n. Something designed to fool or swindle.
• n. A single piece of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act.
• n. An entertaining difficult physical action.
• n. An effective, clever or quick way of doing something.
• n. Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank.
• n. (dated) A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait.
• n. A knot, braid, or plait of hair.
• n. (card games) A sequence in which each player plays a card and a winning play is determined.
• n. (slang) An act of prostitution. (Generally used with turn.).
• n. (slang) A customer to a prostitute.
• n. A daily period of work, especially in shift-based jobs.
• n. (nautical) A sailor's spell of work at the helm, usually two hours long.
• n. A toy; a trifle; a plaything.
• v. (transitive) To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.
• v. (heraldry) To draw (as opposed to blazon - to describe in words).
• v. To dress; to decorate; to adorn fantastically; often followed by up, off, or out.