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/həʊks/ · verb
(transitive) To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated..
The phone call to the police about a tiger in a tree turned out to be a hoax.
The news story about the pop singer coming to town, unfortunately for his fans, turned out to be a hoax.
Use hoax when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hoax means (transitive) To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated..
Common synonyms include canard, fraud, dupery, put-on.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The phone call to the police about a tiger in a tree turned out to be a hoax.
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