CONFIDENCE TRICK Synonyms
4 hypernyms for confidence trick. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for CONFIDENCE TRICK
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| con | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an argument opposed to a proposal • a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property adverb • in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc. verb • deprive of by deceit • commit to memory; learn by heart | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| hoax | noun n | |||||
noun • something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage verb • subject to a playful hoax or joke | ||||||
| scam | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a fraudulent business scheme verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||
| swindle | verb v | |||||
noun • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||
| grift | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • A confidence game or swindle. verb • To obtain illegally, as by con game. • To obtain money illegally. • To obtain money immorally or through deceitful means. | ||||||
| bunco | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||
| bunko | noun n | |||||
noun • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property | ||||||
| flimflam | noun n | |||||
noun • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property | ||||||
| hustle | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property • a rapid active commotion verb • cause to move furtively and hurriedly • move or cause to move energetically or busily • sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity • get by trying hard • pressure or urge someone into an action | ||||||
| sting | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung • a mental pain or distress • a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property • operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act verb • cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort • deliver a sting to • saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous • cause a stinging pain • cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging | ||||||
| bunco game | noun n | |||||
noun • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property | ||||||
| bunko game | noun n | |||||
noun • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property | ||||||
| con game | noun n | |||||
noun • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property | ||||||
| confidence game | noun n | |||||
noun • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property | ||||||