41
trick(noun, verb, beat, information, bother)
30
swindle(noun, verb, beat, defeat, overcome)
30
deceive(verb, beat, defeat, overcome, abuse)
27
fool(verb, information, bother, abuse, cheat)
22
humbug(noun, verb, fake, cheat, trick)
22
con(noun, verb, beat, defeat, overcome)
21
hoodwink(verb, beat, information, bother, defeat)
20
fraud(noun, fake, cheat, trick, twist)
19
cheat(noun, verb, beat, information, defeat)
18
deception(noun, fake, cheat, trick, twist)
18
bamboozle(verb, beat, bother, defeat, overcome)
17
dupe(verb, beat, information, bother, defeat)
16
fake(noun, adjective, cheat, trick, copy)
15
take in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, beat, information)
15
scam(noun, verb, information, cheat, trick)
14
flimflam(noun, verb, beat, bother, abuse)
14
defraud(verb, beat, information, defeat, overcome)
14
gull(verb, beat, information, bother, defeat)
13
cozen(verb, beat, information, bother, abuse)
13
delude(verb, information, bother, cheat, trick)
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