1
: a word represented in riddling verse or by picture, tableau, or dramatic action (such as intrusion represented by depiction of inn, true, and shun)
2
charades plural
: a game in which some of the players try to guess a word or phrase from the actions of another player who may not speak
3
: an empty or deceptive act or pretense
his concern was a charade
Examples of charade in a Sentence
We've grown tired of your charades.
put on a convincing charade to keep her from knowing about the surprise party
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Consider Truth or Dare, charades, freeze dance, or Twister.
Glow Stick Dance Party: Have your child pick their favorite tunes and let the kids dance the night away with glow sticks.
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 13 Mar. 2025
The panic and dread of searching for nourishment and finding none is transformed into an airy nothing: a fake story about the nonexistent dearth of a plant that has relatively little nutritional value, and a charade of great distress.
—Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
The Clinton Campaign and the Obama Administration are presenting the American people a cynical political charade regarding Russia and Vladimir Putin, with most of the media playing the Greek Chorus.
—Capital Flows, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
As their charade takes them to Reynolds’s quirky family in Alaska, sparks fly and genuine feelings surface.
—Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 13 Mar. 2025
The panic and dread of searching for nourishment and finding none is transformed into an airy nothing: a fake story about the nonexistent dearth of a plant that has relatively little nutritional value, and a charade of great distress.
—Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
The Clinton Campaign and the Obama Administration are presenting the American people a cynical political charade regarding Russia and Vladimir Putin, with most of the media playing the Greek Chorus.
—Capital Flows, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
As their charade takes them to Reynolds’s quirky family in Alaska, sparks fly and genuine feelings surface.
—Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Charade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charade. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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charade
noun
cha·rade
shə-ˈrād 
1
plural
: a game in which some of the players try to guess a word or phrase from the actions of another player who may not speak
2
: an act that is meaningless or is meant to deceive
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