FRAUD Synonyms

• the quality of being fraudulent

• a misleading falsehood

• the act of deceiving

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

• subject to a playful hoax or joke

• pretentious or silly talk or writing

• communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive

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

• trick or deceive

• pretending to be another person

• a fraudulent business scheme

• deprive of by deceit

• something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

• a person who makes deceitful pretenses

• adopted in order to deceive

• make a pretence of

• make believe with the intent to deceive

• verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way

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

• A confidence game or swindle.

• To obtain illegally, as by con game.

• To obtain money illegally.

• To obtain money immorally or through deceitful means.

• a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

• the dishonesty of a charlatan

• a deception for profit to yourself

• not faithful to a spouse or lover

• violating accepted standards or rules

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

• 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

• in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.

• deprive of by deceit

• commit to memory; learn by heart

• a misleading falsehood

• the act of deceiving

• an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

• the quality of being dishonest

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

• 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

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

• a copy that is represented as the original

• criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud

• a party of guests wearing costumes and masks

• a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party

• making a false outward show

• take part in a masquerade

• pretend to be someone or something that you are not