CHARLATANISMS Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word charlatanisms. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for CHARLATANISMS
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| quackery | noun n | |||||
noun • medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings • the dishonesty of a charlatan | ||||||
| cheating | noun n | |||||
noun • a deception for profit to yourself adjective satellite • not faithful to a spouse or lover • violating accepted standards or rules | ||||||
| chicanery | noun n | |||||
noun • the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | ||||||
| deceit | noun n | |||||
noun • the quality of being fraudulent • a misleading falsehood • the act of deceiving | ||||||
| deception | noun n | |||||
noun • a misleading falsehood • the act of deceiving • an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | ||||||
| dishonesty | noun n | |||||
noun • the quality of being dishonest • lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing | ||||||
| duplicity | noun n | |||||
noun • a fraudulent or duplicitous representation • acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another | ||||||
| fakery | noun n | |||||
noun • the act of faking (or the product of faking) | ||||||
| fraud | noun n | |||||
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 | ||||||
| fraudulence | noun n | |||||
noun • a fraudulent or duplicitous representation • the quality of being fraudulent • something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage | ||||||
| imposture | noun n | |||||
noun • pretending to be another person | ||||||
| trickery | noun n | |||||
noun • verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way • the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | ||||||
| swindling | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||