CHARLATAN Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word charlatan. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| swindler | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud | ||||||
| trickster | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who plays practical jokes on others • someone who leads you to believe something that is not true • a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts | ||||||
| mountebank | nounn | |||||
noun • a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes | ||||||
| cheat | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous • weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat • someone who leads you to believe something that is not true • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme • a deception for profit to yourself verb • deprive somebody of something by deceit • defeat someone through trickery or deceit • engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud • be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage | ||||||
| deceiver | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who leads you to believe something that is not true | ||||||
| fake | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • (football) a deceptive move made by a football player adjective satellite • fraudulent; having a misleading appearance • not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article verb • make a copy of with the intent to deceive • tamper, with the purpose of deception • speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths | ||||||
| fraud | nounn | |||||
noun • intentional deception resulting in injury to another person • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme | ||||||
| imposter | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who makes deceitful pretenses | ||||||
| phony | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives adjective satellite • fraudulent; having a misleading appearance | ||||||
| quack | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice • the harsh sound of a duck adjective satellite • medically unqualified verb • utter quacking noises • act as a medical quack or a charlatan | ||||||
| sham | nounn | |||||
noun • something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be • a person who makes deceitful pretenses adjective satellite • adopted in order to deceive verb • make a pretence of • make believe with the intent to deceive | ||||||
