Deception and Magic

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Deception noun - An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers.

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Magic is a synonym for deception. In some cases you can use "Magic" instead a noun "Deception".

Nearby Words: deceive, deceit, deceptive, deceptively

Magic noun - The art or skill of performing tricks or illusions for entertainment.

Usage example: hired an entertainer to perform magic for their child's 10th birthday party

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Deception is a synonym for magic in conjuring tricks topic. Sometimes you can use "Deception" instead a noun "Magic".

Nearby Words: magical, magician, mage, magically

human	human deception	human magic
good	good deception	good magic
similar	similar deception	similar magic
genuine	genuine deception	genuine magic
Other adjectives: simple, actual, big, blue, little, new, magical.

Twilight goes on some Training from Hell but realizes she's simply not powerful enough, so instead relies on stage magic, deception, and trickery - Trixie's own methods - to win in a rematch.

Source: Swapped Roles
A running theme in their work is truth, lies and deception, with many parts of their stage magic routine built around lampshading the fact that magic is all about deceiving the audience.

Source: Creator / Penn & Teller
Go Mad from the Revelation: Played with—priests of Leira, former goddess of deception and illusion (before Cyric killed her with Godsbane, Mask's sword avatar), were forbidden from using the spell true seeing or any magic item which produced a similar truth-telling effect.

Source: Tabletop Game / Forgotten Realms

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