FLIM-FLAM Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word flim-flam. (close relations)
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| artifice | nounn | |||||
noun • a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) | ||||||
| bamboozle | verbv | |||||
verb • conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end | ||||||
| charlatanism | nounn | |||||
noun • the dishonesty of a charlatan | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| chicanery | nounn | |||||
noun • the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | ||||||
| con | verb, nounv, 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 | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being fraudulent • a misleading falsehood • the act of deceiving | ||||||
| deception | nounn | |||||
noun • a misleading falsehood • the act of deceiving • an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | ||||||
| double-dealing | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another adjective satellite • marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | ||||||
| duplicity | nounn | |||||
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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| fraudulence | nounn | |||||
noun • a fraudulent or duplicitous representation • the quality of being fraudulent • something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage | ||||||
| hoax | nounn | |||||
noun • something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage verb • subject to a playful hoax or joke | ||||||
| hocus-pocus | nounn | |||||
noun • verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way • a meaningless chant or expression used in conjuring or incantation. | ||||||
| imposture | nounn | |||||
noun • pretending to be another person | ||||||
| roguery | nounn | |||||
noun • reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others | ||||||
| scam | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a fraudulent business scheme verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| skulduggery | nounn | |||||
noun • verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way | ||||||
| subterfuge | nounn | |||||
noun • something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity | ||||||
