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imposition
Something imposed, such as a tax, an undue burden, or a fraud.
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  1. Something imposed, such as a tax, an undue burden, or a fraud.
  2. The act of imposing or the condition of being imposed.
  3. An unjust burden or requirement
deception
The act or practice of deceiving
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  1. The act or practice of deceiving
  2. The fact or condition of being deceived
  3. The fact or state of being deceived.
knavery
Dishonest or crafty dealing.
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  1. Dishonest or crafty dealing.
  2. Behavior or an act characteristic of a knave; rascality; dishonesty
  3. Deceit, an unprincipled action.
dupe
To deceive (an unwary person).
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  1. To deceive (an unwary person).
  2. To swindle, deceive, or trick.
  3. To deceive by trickery; fool or cheat
victimize
To make someone a victim or sacrifice.
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  1. To make someone a victim or sacrifice.
  2. To injure or kill.
  3. To cheat or defraud.
defraud
To take something from by fraud; swindle:
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  1. To take something from by fraud; swindle:
cheat
To deprive of or destroy the effect of through error or ignorance
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  1. To deprive of or destroy the effect of through error or ignorance
  2. To mislead; fool:
  3. (Informal) To be sexually unfaithful:
bilk
To defraud, cheat, or swindle:
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  1. To defraud, cheat, or swindle:
  2. To do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone).
  3. To get away without paying (a debt, etc.)
cheat
To deprive of or destroy the effect of through error or ignorance
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  1. To deprive of or destroy the effect of through error or ignorance
  2. To foil or escape by tricks or by good luck
  3. (Sports) To position oneself closer to a certain area than is normal or expected:
cozen
To persuade or induce to do something by cajoling or wheedling.
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  1. To persuade or induce to do something by cajoling or wheedling.
  2. To mislead by means of a petty trick or fraud; deceive.
  3. (Archaic) To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.
defraud
To take something from by fraud; swindle:
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  1. To take something from by fraud; swindle:
gull
To cheat or trick; dupe
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  1. To cheat or trick; dupe
mulct
To punish by a fine or by depriving of something
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  1. To punish by a fine or by depriving of something
  2. To extract (money, etc.) from (someone), as by fraud or deceit
  3. To take something from (another) by means of unseemly or deceptive methods.
rook
(Obsolete) To squat; to ruck.
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  1. (Obsolete) To squat; to ruck.
  2. To swindle, cheat, defraud, etc.
  3. To swindle; cheat:
victimize
To make someone a victim or sacrifice.
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  1. To make someone a victim or sacrifice.
  2. To subject to cruel or harmful treatment
  3. To injure or kill.
chisel
To get (something) in this way
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  1. To get (something) in this way
  2. To intrude oneself without welcome:
  3. (Informal) To take advantage of by cheating, sponging, etc.
flimflam
(Informal) To trick, swindle, or cheat
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  1. (Informal) To trick, swindle, or cheat
take
To start growing; root or germinate:
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  1. To start growing; root or germinate:
  2. To carry in one's possession:
  3. To convey by transportation:
trim
(Nautical) To adjust (the sails and yards) so that they receive the wind properly.
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  1. (Nautical) To adjust (the sails and yards) so that they receive the wind properly.
  2. To defeat soundly:
  3. To change one's opinions or viewpoint so as to satisfy opposing factions, etc.; compromise
diddle
(Slang) To play experimentally; toy:
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  1. (Slang) To play experimentally; toy:
  2. (Informal) To move back and forth in a jerky or rapid manner; jiggle
  3. (Slang) To waste time:
do
To take place; happen:
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  1. To take place; happen:
  2. To take place; go on
  3. (Slang) To take (drugs) illegally:
gyp
(Informal) To swindle; cheat
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  1. (Informal) To swindle; cheat
  2. To deprive (another) of something by fraud; cheat or swindle.
stick
To become fixed, blocked, lodged, etc. as by an obstacle
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  1. To become fixed, blocked, lodged, etc. as by an obstacle
  2. To become or remain attached or in close association; cling:
  3. To become stopped or delayed; come to a standstill
sting
To have, use, or wound with a sharp-pointed structure or organ:
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  1. To have, use, or wound with a sharp-pointed structure or organ:
  2. To cause a sharp, smarting pain:
  3. To cause or feel sharp, smarting pain, either physical or mental
cheat
A person who defrauds, deceives, or tricks others; swindler
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  1. A person who defrauds, deceives, or tricks others; swindler
  2. An act of cheating; a fraud or swindle.
  3. A code entered into a video game by a player, which allows advancement, as to a higher level, more easily
fraud
Something said or done to deceive; trick; artifice
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  1. Something said or done to deceive; trick; artifice
  2. (--- Law) Intentional deception to cause a person to give up property or some lawful right
  3. A person who deceives or who is not what he or she pretends to be; impostor; cheat
flimflam
Nonsense; rubbish; humbug
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  1. Nonsense; rubbish; humbug
  2. A deception; a swindle.
  3. A sly trick or deception
gyp
One who defrauds; a swindler.
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  1. One who defrauds; a swindler.
  2. An act of cheating; swindle; fraud
  3. A fraud or swindle.
Find another word for swindle. In this page you can discover 34 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for swindle, like: imposition, deception, knavery, dupe, victimize, defraud, cheat, trick, cheat, deceive and bilk.

Sentence Examples

  • It was a swindle, and not at all like the conduct of a great man!

  • The English will only use their position to swindle the Transvaal of its proper receipts."

  • The German feudal lords he pronounced hangmen, who knew only how to swindle the poor man - " such fellows were formerly called scoundrels, but now we must call them ` Christians and revered princes.'

  • He denounced the Kansas-Nebraska Bill as in every respect a swindle, and held its authors, Stephen A.

  • These so-called opportunities are never anything other than efforts to swindle money out of the people who are persuaded by the messages.

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