DEFRAUD Synonyms

• a fraudulent business scheme

• deprive of by deceit

• the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

• deprive of by deceit

• make a victim of

• punish unjustly

• deprive of by deceit

• conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

• influence by slyness

• attract; cause to be enamored

• cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• evade payment to

• escape, either physically or mentally

• 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

• 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

• be false to; be dishonest with

• cause someone to believe an untruth

• a person who is tricked or swindled

• fool or hoax

• a notable achievement

• use or manipulate to one's advantage

• draw from; make good use of

• work excessively hard

• the wool of a sheep or similar animal

• tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing

• a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing

• outer coat of especially sheep and yaks

• rip off; ask an unreasonable price

• shear the wool from

• influence by slyness

• conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

• a cunning or deceitful action or device

• a period of work or duty

• an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent

• a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

• an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

• a prostitute's customer

• (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner

• deceive somebody

• a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

• deprive of by deceit

• a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort

• an idle worthless person

• a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not

• anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless

• deprive of by deceit

• avoid (one's assigned duties)

• deprive of by deceit

• money extracted as a penalty

• deprive of by deceit

• impose a fine on

• deprive of by deceit

• make off with belongings of others

• take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

• disable by drugging

• (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard

• common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow

• deprive of by deceit