Fraud synonyms

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deception (related)
Deception is defined as an untrue falsehood, or is the act of lying to or tricking someone.
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pretender
A claimant to an abolished or already occupied throne.
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sham
An imitation that is meant to deceive; counterfeit
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impostor (related)
Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.
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fraudulent
Done or obtained by fraud
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dissimulation
Hiding one's feelings or purposes.
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trick (related)
An effective, clever or quick way of doing something.
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cheat (related)
A hidden means of gaining an unfair advantage in a computer game, often by entering a cheat code.
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sinister
Threatening harm, evil, or misfortune; ominous; portentous
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duplicity
Duplicity is defined as deception or a lie.
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trickery
The act or practice of tricking; use of tricks; deception; fraud
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scam
Fraudulent deal.
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charlatan
A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge; a quack or fraud.
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quack
The definition of a quack is the sound a duck makes, or a person who claims to have a specific skilled that he does not have.
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spurious
(Radio) Designating or of an unwanted signal transmitted or received at other than the desired frequency
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fake
(Soccer) Move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage when dribbling an opponent.
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hoax
The definition of a hoax is a deception, intended to trick or mislead.
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hypocrisy
A pretending to be what one is not, or to feel what one does not feel; esp., a pretense of virtue, piety, etc.
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hypocrite
Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs. [from early 13th c.]
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imposter
Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity or other devious disguise.
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fairness (antonym)
The property of being fair.
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integrity (antonym)
The quality or condition of being complete; pure
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honesty (antonym)
(Uncountable) The act, quality, or condition of being honest
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money laundering (related)
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swindle
An instance of swindling.
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gaff
(Slang) Any secret device for cheating
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surreption
An unperceived or sudden arrival.
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sharp-practice
Commercial activity that is possibly dishonest while not actually being illegal.
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clandestine
(Freemasonry, of a person or lodge) Not recognized as a regular member.
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counterfeit
Made in imitation of what is genuine with the intent to defraud:
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perfidious
Characterized by perfidy; treacherous
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surreptitious
Done, gotten, made, etc. in a secret, stealthy way; clandestine
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adventurer
One that attempts to gain wealth and social position unscrupulously.
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artifice
A clever expedient
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chicanery
The use of clever but tricky talk or action to deceive, evade, etc., as in legal dealings
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conjurer
A person who solemnly entreats or appeals to someone
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deceit
Deceit is defined as the act of being dishonest using a trick or telling a lie.
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empiric
A person who relies solely on practical experience rather than on scientific principles
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flimflam
Nonsense; humbug.
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humbug
Pretense; deception.
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hustle
(Slang) An illicit or unethical way of doing business or obtaining money; a fraud or deceit:
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imposition
Something imposed
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imposture
The act or practice of an impostor; fraud; deception
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knave
The definition of a knave is a scoundrel or a dishonest person.
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malversation
Corrupt behaviour, illegitimate activity, especially by someone in authority
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mountebank
A flamboyant charlatan.
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phony
A person who is not what he or she pretends to be; one who deceives, dissembles, is insincere, etc.; fraud
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prestidigitator
An expert at prestidigitation
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rogue
A rascal; scoundrel
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stratagem
Any trick or scheme for achieving some purpose
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trickster
One who performs a trick.
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embezzle
To take (money one has been entrusted with) for personal use.
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salt
To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber.
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justice (antonym)
The state or characteristic of being just or fair.
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gyp
(Cambridge and Durham, England) The room in which such college servants work.
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honest (related)
An act of cheating
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true (related)
Truth.
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accountability (related)
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness; responsible for; answerable for.
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spam (related)
Unsolicited e-mail, often of a commercial nature, sent indiscriminately to multiple mailing lists, individuals, or newsgroups; junk e-mail.
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spammers (related)
Plural form of spammer
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fraudulence
The condition of being fraudulent
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dupery
The act or practice of duping; the condition of being deceived.
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put-on
A deception, hoax, or practical joke.
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shammer
A person who shams; a liar
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pseudo
A poseur; one who is fake.
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pseud
A person who affects being an intellectual
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role-player
One who engages in role-playing.
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theft (related)
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crime (related)
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fraudsters (related)
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tax evasion (related)
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card-not-present (related)
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criminal (related)
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malpractice (related)
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cigarette-smuggling (related)
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duplicitous
Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
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circumvention
The act of evading by going around (bypassing).
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crook
Crook is defined as a person who is dishonest and who steals things (such as money) that belong to others.
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delusion
That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.
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graft
The procedure of implanting or transplanting such material.
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wile
The definition of a wile is a trick or seducing behavior.
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victimization
Adversity as a result of being a victim
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  • Lucian's own close investigations into Alexander's methods of fraud led to a serious attempt on his life.

  • The fraud was detected by a Jew, who was one of the envoys of Alphonso.

  • And yet they do, because fraud is a small part of the overall picture.

  • Slaves who were admitted to holy orders, or who entered a monastery, became freemen, under certain restrictions framed to prevent fraud or injustice.

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