Reality and Trickery

Opposite meaning words

Reality noun - Something that actually exists.

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Trickery is an antonym for reality.

Nearby Words: realize, real, realise, realistic, realization

Trickery noun - The use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end.

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Reality is an antonym for trickery in deception topic.

Nearby Words: trick, tricky, tricking

human	human reality	human trickery
similar	similar reality	similar trickery
normal	normal reality	normal trickery
evil	evil reality	evil trickery
Other adjectives: little, false, cruel, political, possible, outside, mundane, magical.

This ties into the theme of trickery and reality (the men don't know they're being observed, so their reactions are genuine).

Source: Film / F for Fake
In reality, Mata Nui anticipated Makuta's trickery, so he re-arranged the stars over Metru Nui, thereby changing the prophecies about who should become Toa.

Source: The Unchosen One
We Will Not Use Photoshop in the Future: the video variety, and averted at that; we see quite a few instances of the digital media using computer trickery to "edit reality".

Source: Comicbook / Batman: Digital Justice

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