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pretender(noun, person, sharp, fake, counterfeit)
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swindle(noun, verb, act, fix, cheat)
17
beguiler(noun, feature, characteristic, person, cheat)
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cozener(noun, feature, characteristic, person, cheat)
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sham(noun, fake, cheat, trick, copy)
17
slicker(noun, feature, characteristic, person, cheat)
16
faker(noun, person, sharp, fake, counterfeit)
14
imposture(noun, fake, cheat, trick, charm)
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duplicity(noun, trick, display, deception, talk)
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fraudulence(noun, cheat, speed, deception, counterfeit)
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trickery(noun, fix, cheat, trick, twist)
12
artifice(noun, trick, twist, charm, deception)
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cheating(noun, fix, cheat, trick, twist)
12
imposter(noun, fake, copy, counterfeit, imitation)
12
trick(noun, verb, cheat, twist, charm)
11
con man(noun, expression, idiom, man, thief)
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phony(noun, person, sharp, fake, counterfeit)
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racket(noun, activity, fix, cheat, trick)
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chicanery(noun, cheat, trick, twist, charm)
10
forgery(noun, fake, trick, copy, deception)
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