76
cheat(noun, verb, feature, characteristic, act)
66
charlatan(noun, feature, characteristic, person, fake)
62
swindler(noun, feature, characteristic, person, cheat)
60
deceiver(noun, feature, characteristic, person, fake)
59
trickster(noun, feature, characteristic, person, cheat)
54
sharper(noun, feature, characteristic, person, cheat)
52
impostor(noun, person, sharp, fake, cheat)
43
mountebank(noun, person, sharp, fake, cheat)
38
shark(noun, person, cheat, swindler, mountebank)
37
scoundrel(noun, person, cheat, swindler, mountebank)
35
crook(noun, person, cheat, swindler, mountebank)
25
deception(noun, fake, cheat, trick, twist)
22
defrauder(noun, feature, characteristic, person, cheat)
21
fake(noun, adjective, person, cheat, trick)
21
humbug(noun, person, fake, cheat, trick)
21
cheater(noun, feature, characteristic, person, cheat)
20
hoax(noun, fake, cheat, trick, twist)
20
hoaxer(noun, feature, characteristic, person, cheat)
19
deceit(noun, fix, fake, cheat, trick)
19
bilker(noun, feature, characteristic, person, cheat)
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