The old woman fell an easy prey to the fraud.
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Fraud
/fɹɔd/
Synonyms for "fraud" (366 found)
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Closest matches (74)
Noun(26 words)
abstractionactingactoraffectationaffecterannexationappearanceappropriationartfulnessartificeattitudinizingballot-box stuffingbamboozlementbarracudabilkbilkerblagueurbluffblufferbluffing
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boostingbuncocardsharpingcharlatancheatcheatercheatingchicanechicaneryclinquantcolorcoloringcon artistcon manconfidence manconversionconveyancecounterfeitcozenagecraftcraftinesscredibility gapdeceitdeceitfulnessdeceiverdeception
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (109)
Noun(40 words)
defrauderdelusiondiddlediddlingdisguisedishonestydisingenuousnessdissemblancedissemblingdissimulationdodgedouble dealingdouble-dealingdummyduperydupingduplicityembezzlementfacadeface
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fakefakementfakerfakeryfakingfalse airfalse frontfalse showfalseheartednessfalsehoodfalsityfeigningfeintfiddlefilchingfishy transactionflamflimflamflimflammerforgeryforswearingfour-flushingfourflusherframe upframe-upfraudulencefraudulencyfrontgerrymanderinggiltglossgraftgriftguilegypgyp jointhanky-pankyhoaxhollow manhoodwinkinghumbughumbuggeryhypocriteillicit businessimitation
Adjective(2 words)
ethical deviationfraudulent act
Related words (183)
Noun(67 words)
impersonationsimpostersimpostorimpostorsimposturesirregularitiesjiggerjiggeringkitingknaverylegal misrepresentationmasqueradersmisconductsmisdealmisdealingmisguidesmisleadermisrepresentationmisstatementmountebanks
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mulctphishphishingphoneyingphoneysphoniesplagiaristsprankpretenderpretenderspseudpseudoput-onpyramidquackeryrigriggingrigsripoffripoffsrogueryrole playerrookingsandbaggerscamscammingscamsshammershamssharkingshenaniganshortchangeshortchangingshystersskulduggeryslammingspoofspoofingspoofssuckeringswindleswindlerswindlesswiztartuffetrickerywitchery
impersonatorimpositionimpostorimpostureindirectioninsincerityintrigueinveiglerjunkknaveliberationliftingmalingererman of strawmanneristmasquerademeretriciousnessmockmonkey businessmountebank
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operatorostentationoutward showpaper tigerpasteperformerperjuryphoneyphonypilferagepilferingpinchbeckpinchingplayactingplayactorpoachingposeposerposeurposingposturepretenderpretensepretensionpretextput onput up jobput-onput-up jobquackquacksalverquacksterracketramprepresentationringerrip offrip-offroguerusesaltimbancoscamscoundrelscroungingseemingsellsemblanceshamshammersharksharp practicesharpershoddyshopliftingshowsimulacrumsimulationsnatchingsneak thieverysnitchingspeciousnessstealagestealingstratagemstraw mansubterfugeswindleswindlerswindlingswipingtheftthieverythievingtinseltreacherytricktrickerytrickstertwisteruncandidnessuncandorunfranknessunsincerenessuntruthfulnessvarnishwhited sepulcherwilewindow dressing
Adjective(4 words)
Verb(4 words)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
23 entriesbeguilercheatcheaterchicanechicanerycrimecriminalcriminal offencecriminal offensedeceiverdeceptiondishonestyfakehoodguilelaw-breakingmisrepresentation
Showing 16 of 23 words.
More specific
12 entriesbogus documentcheck kitercounterfeit coincredit card fraudfake diplomafalse passportforged signatureidentity theftidentity thiefinsurance fraudscam artisttax fraud
Collocations
6 entriescredit card fraudfraud casefraud detectionfraud preventionidentity fraudinsurance fraud
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
The plan was a masterpiece of fraud.
Source: tatoeba (48519)
To my knowledge, he has not been involved in the fraud scheme.
Source: tatoeba (251451)
He's just a fraud who pretends to be a doctor.
Source: tatoeba (270968)
Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.