fraud - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

Synonyms

• dupery
• fraud
• fraudulence
• hoax
• humbug
• put-on

More generic

• chicane
• chicanery
• guile
• shenanigan
• trickery
• wile

More specific

• goldbrick

Noun

intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

Synonyms

• fraud

More generic

• crime
• criminal offence
• criminal offense
• law-breaking

More specific

• barratry
• cheat
• collateral fraud
• constructive fraud
• election fraud
• extrinsic fraud
• fraud in fact
• fraud in the factum
• fraud in the inducement
• identity theft
• intrinsic fraud
• legal fraud
• mail fraud
• positive fraud
• rig
• swindle

Noun

a person who makes deceitful pretenses

Synonyms

• fake
• faker
• fraud
• imposter
• impostor
• pretender
• pseud
• pseudo
• role player
• sham
• shammer

More generic

• beguiler
• cheat
• cheater
• deceiver
• slicker
• trickster

More specific

• name dropper
• ringer

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