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COZENAGE Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word cozenage. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word cozenage. (close relations)
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scam
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a fraudulent business scheme

verb

• deprive of by deceit

artifice
nounn
noun

• a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

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)

cunning
adjectiveadj
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

• crafty artfulness (especially in deception)

adjective satellite

• attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

• marked by skill in deception

• showing inventiveness and skill

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

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

guile
nounn
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

• the quality of being crafty

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

hoax
nounn
noun

• something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

verb

• subject to a playful hoax or joke

manipulation
nounn
noun

• exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage

• the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means

ploy
nounn
noun

• an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker

• a maneuver in a game or conversation

ruse
nounn
noun

• a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

stratagem
nounn
noun

• a maneuver in a game or conversation

• an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

subterfuge
nounn
noun

• something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

swindle
verbv
noun

• the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

verb

• deprive of by deceit

treachery
nounn
noun

• betrayal of a trust

• an act of deliberate betrayal

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)

shenanigans
nounn
noun

• reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

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

Best Hypernyms For COZENAGE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for cozenage, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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fraud cheat deceit deception rig swindle trickery swindling

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