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CHARLATANISMS Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word charlatanisms. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word charlatanisms. (close relations)
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quackery
nounn
noun

• medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings

• the dishonesty of a charlatan

cheating
nounn
noun

• a deception for profit to yourself

adjective satellite

• not faithful to a spouse or lover

• violating accepted standards or rules

chicanery
nounn
noun

• the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

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

dishonesty
nounn
noun

• the quality of being dishonest

• lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing

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

fakery
nounn
noun

• the act of faking (or the product of faking)

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

imposture
nounn
noun

• pretending to be another person

trickery
nounn
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, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

verb

• deprive of by deceit

Best Hypernyms For CHARLATANISMS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for charlatanisms, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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dishonesty knavery

Alternatives for QUACKERY

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