- Definitions|3
- Thesaurus|1.9k
- Abbreviations|0
119 entries under con topic. ×
| pretext(noun, show, trick, face, sham) | |
| sharp practice(noun, expression, craft, cheat, speed) | |
| snow job(noun, expression, cheat, trick, ripoff) | |
| dupery(noun, cheat, speed, ripoff, zeal) | |
| fakery(noun, cheat, trick, lie, sham) | |
| gimmick(noun, action, catch, trick, honest) | |
| hocus-pocus(noun, fancy, cheat, trick, confusion) | |
| maneuver(noun, catch, trick, honest, twist) | |
| masquerade(noun, trick, sham, disguise) | |
| rip-off(noun, fix, wrong, cheat, trick) | |
| spoof(noun, fix, wrong, trick, copy) | |
| catch(noun, fake, trick, sport, trap) | |
| fast one(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, cheat) | |
| fraudulence(noun, cheat, speed, ripoff, zeal) | |
| insincerity(noun, trick, display, lie, dishonest) | |
| act(trick, sham, fraud, falsehood) | |
| affectation(noun, trick, display, lie, sham) | |
| falsification(noun, trick, sham, dishonesty) | |
| feigning(trick, lie, sham, story) | |
| hustle(noun, fix, cheat, trick, speed) |
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