Real and Trick

Opposite meaning words

Real adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.

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Trick is an antonym for real.

Nearby Words: realize, realise, reality, realistic, really

Trick noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Real is an antonym for trick.

Nearby Words: tricky, trickery, trickle, tricked, trickster

It doesn't work, but later, when a real crow shows up, the fairy derides it for trying to trick her again, and she even pulls out a feather before realizing it's the real thing.

Source: Mistaken for an Imposter
Gold in Pokémon Special does this when he wears a replica of Guile Hideout's armor in an attempt to trick Guile's pokémon into listening to him instead of the real Guile.

Source: Masquerading As the Unseen
In an odd instance in Final Fantasy V, Gilgamesh serves as both the trick boss and the real boss during one of the several battles with him.

Source: Trick Boss

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