- Definitions|3
- Thesaurus|1.9k
- Abbreviations|0
175 entries under fraud topic. ×
| pretense(noun, cover, show, catch, fake) | |
| shenanigans(noun, trick, dishonesty, deceit) | |
| craft(noun, trick, skill, dishonesty, cunning) | |
| decoy(noun, trick, trap, sham, con) | |
| falsity(noun, display, lie, sham, dishonesty) | |
| pretext(noun, show, trick, face, sham) | |
| sharp practice(noun, expression, craft, cheat, speed) | |
| snow job(noun, expression, cheat, trick, ripoff) | |
| casuistry(noun, cover, line, display, lie) | |
| dupery(noun, cheat, speed, ripoff, zeal) | |
| fakery(noun, cheat, trick, lie, sham) | |
| gimmick(noun, action, catch, trick, honest) | |
| gyp(noun, fix, wrong, fake, trick) | |
| rip-off(noun, fix, wrong, cheat, trick) | |
| spoof(noun, fix, wrong, trick, copy) | |
| betrayal(noun, dishonest, dishonesty, treachery) | |
| catch(noun, fake, trick, sport, trap) | |
| counterfeit(noun, adjective, fake, trick, copy) | |
| defrauding(noun, dishonesty, treachery, duplicity) | |
| fast one(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, cheat) |
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