Antonyms for hoax

Grammar : Verb

Spell : hohks

Phonetic Transcription : hoʊks

Definition of hoax

Origin : 1796 (v.), 1808 (n.), probably an alteration of hocus "conjurer, juggler" (1630s), or directly from hocus-pocus. Related: Hoaxed; hoaxing.

verb trick

Example sentences :

What an odd thing it would be, aunt, if this should be all a hoax!'
Extract from : « The Pirate and The Three Cutters » by Frederick Marryat

Then it is no hoax after all; and I've been sitting down to dinner with a smuggler!'
Extract from : « The Pirate and The Three Cutters » by Frederick Marryat

I found it in vain to question him, and I suspect it is a hoax.
Extract from : « Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 » by Various

"It does not sound like a hoax," commented Admiral Timworth, at last.
Extract from : « Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service » by H. Irving Hancock

Almost immediately it was announced that the news of the victory had been a hoax.
Extract from : « Dross » by Henry Seton Merriman

The Cardiff Giant, which Horace said "you might depend upon was a hoax."
Extract from : « Prudy Keeping House » by Sophie May

"And if it's a hoax, you'd better——" and he puckered his brows in thought.
Extract from : « Lords of the North » by A. C. Laut

It was a hoax which should have far-reaching results, on a gigantic scale.
Extract from : « Watch the Sky » by James H. Schmitz

Mr. Tilton was the first to announce a belief that the book was a hoax.
Extract from : « The Humbugs of the World » by P. T. Barnum

It was said that Mr. Sumner, on reading it, immediately pronounced it a hoax.
Extract from : « The Humbugs of the World » by P. T. Barnum

Synonyms for hoax

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019