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Fraud

🔄 Synonyms of "Fraud"

13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
shamnoun	Intended to deceive; false.
pretendernoun	One who pretends or lays claim to something; one who makes a profession, show, or assertion, especially without adequate grounds, falsely, or with intent to deceive; a dissembler, deceiver, charlatan, hypocrite.
impostornoun	Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.
pseudnoun	(Internet slang) A pseudonym.
fakenoun	Not real; false, fraudulent.
hoaxnoun	Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
imposternoun	Alternative spelling of impostor. [Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.]
pseudonoun	A poseur; one who is fake.
duperynoun	The act or practice of duping; the condition of being deceived.
put-onnoun	(informal) A deception, hoax, or practical joke.
fraudulencenoun	The condition of being fraudulent; deceitfulness.
role playernoun	(basketball) A player who is not one of the best players on the team, but still makes a meaningful contribution.
fakernoun	One who fakes something.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fraud"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
fraudulencenoun	The condition of being fraudulent; deceitfulness.
imposternoun	Alternative spelling of impostor. [Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.]
impostornoun	Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.
fakernoun	One who fakes something.
hoaxnoun	Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
duperynoun	The act or practice of duping; the condition of being deceived.
put-onnoun	(informal) A deception, hoax, or practical joke.
shamnoun	A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.
fakenoun	Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
pretendernoun	One who pretends or lays claim to something; one who makes a profession, show, or assertion, especially without adequate grounds, falsely, or with intent to deceive; a dissembler, deceiver, charlatan, hypocrite.
pseudnoun	(Internet slang) A pseudonym.
pseudonoun	A poseur; one who is fake.
role playernoun	(basketball) A player who is not one of the best players on the team, but still makes a meaningful contribution.
misappropriationnoun	The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care.
embezzlementnoun	(law, business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.
forgernoun	A person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud, e.g. to create a false will or illicit copies of currency; counterfeiter.
cheatnoun	(countable) An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception.
fraudsternoun	A person who carries out fraud; a swindler.
swindlingnoun	The act by which somebody is swindled.
swindlernoun	A person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.