Antonyms for razzle dazzles
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : raz-uh l-daz-uh l |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈræz əlˈdæz əl |
Definition of razzle dazzles
Origin :- 1886, American English slang, varied reduplication of dazzle (q.v.).
- My confrère, The Chevalier, last month gave a new name to the scarfs of disjointed pattern when he called them the razzle-dazzle. The name was evidently a hit of the most patent character, for in several avenue and Broadway stores the clerks have thrown out a display of broken figures before me and explained that the ruling style at present was the razzle-dazzle, and the word seems to have been equally effective with the public, for when it is quoted by the live salesman, the customer, I am told is at once interested and caught by it. ["Clothier and Furnisher" magazine, Jan. 1889]
- Meaning "state of confusion" is from 1889.
- As in trickery : noun deception, joke
- As in glamour : noun sophisticated style
- As in dazzle : verb confuse, amaze
Synonyms for razzle dazzles
- allure
- allurement
- animal magnetism
- appeal
- astonish
- attraction
- awe
- bait and switch
- beauty
- bedazzle
- bewitchment
- blind
- blur
- bowl over
- charisma
- charm
- cheat
- cheating
- chicane
- chicanery
- color
- con
- daze
- deceit
- dishonesty
- dodge
- double-cross
- double-dealing
- dupery
- enchantment
- excite
- fascinate
- fascination
- fast shuffle
- flimflam
- fourberie
- fraud
- funny business
- glitz
- guile
- hoax
- hypnotize
- imposture
- impress
- interest
- magnetism
- overawe
- overpower
- overwhelm
- prestige
- pretense
- quackery
- ravishment
- razzle-dazzle
- romance
- scam
- sharp practice
- shell game
- shenanigans
- snow job
- star quality
- sting
- strike dumb
- stunt
- stupefy
- surprise
- swindling
- underhandedness
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