Fraud synonyms | Best 85 synonyms for fraud

impostor (related)

Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.

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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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dissimulation

Hiding one's feelings or purposes.

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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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trick (related)

An effective, clever or quick way of doing something.

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fraudulent

Done or obtained by fraud

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sinister

Threatening harm, evil, or misfortune; ominous; portentous

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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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clandestine

(Freemasonry, of a person or lodge) Not recognized as a regular member.

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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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adventurer

One that attempts to gain wealth and social position unscrupulously.

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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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salt

To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber.

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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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duplicity

Duplicity is defined as deception or a lie.

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cheating

An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, or imposition.

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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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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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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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faker

An impostor or impersonator

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flimflam

Nonsense; humbug.

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guile

Deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty.

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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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sham

The definition of a sham is something or someone that is false or has a disguise.

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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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fairness (antonym)

The property of being fair.

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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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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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gyp

(Cambridge and Durham, England) The room in which such college servants work.

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dupery

The act or practice of duping; the condition of being deceived.

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justice (antonym)

The state or characteristic of being just or fair.

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