Swindle synonyms and antonyms
swĭn'dl
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Part of speech:
To deprive of or destroy the effect of through error or ignorance
deceive (related)
To practice deceit.
To swindle, cheat, defraud, etc.
(Slang) To play experimentally; toy:
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To cause a sharp, smarting pain:
To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle sport or mirth.
To elude.
An instance of trickery or mischief.
To dupe is to trick or deceive someone.
trick (related)
An effective, clever or quick way of doing something.
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The amount embezzled
The illegal taking of property under one’s care, particularly property to which one has a public trust or fiduciary duty.
(Law, chiefly historical) The wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property.
The definition of bamboozle means to confuse, deceive or cheat by trickery.
To coerce (into doing something) as by threats
In opposition or disagreement; against:
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To fake means to create a false impression, to lie and pretend to be something you aren't, or to create a knock-off or impersonation.
To take out the entrails of (herrings).
To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge.
To penalize by fining or demanding forfeiture.
To defraud; swindle.
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To sham is defined as to pretend to be something you are not or to disguise something.
Spoof is to imitate someone and exaggerate his features to be funny, or to play a trick on someone.
(Baseball) To steal or attempt to steal a base
benevolence (antonym)
The definition of benevolence is a kind act or gift or the doing of kind things for others.
gift (antonym)
The act of giving:
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give (antonym)
To offer in good faith; pledge:
To persuade or induce to do something by cajoling or wheedling.
Gull is defined as to trick.
To work something with a chisel.
To cheat out of money:
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(Informal) To place; put; set
An act that victimizes or exploits someone
honest (related)
(Informal) Honestly; truly
The special apparatus used for drilling oil wells and extracting the oil.
Alternative form of shortchange.
conmen (related)
(Rhetoric) An artful deviation from the ordinary arrangement of words.
Something imposed
Deception is defined as an untrue falsehood, or is the act of lying to or tricking someone.
Embezzle is defined as to steal money or assets that do not belong to you.
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To take place; happen:
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