/ Thesaurus / P Synonyms of play a joke on Find synonyms for: Verb1. hoax, pull someone's leg, play a joke on, deceive, lead on, delude, cozenusage: subject to a playful hoax or joke2. flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on, deceive, lead on, delude, cozenusage: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: feline Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language