💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mountebankery"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| mountebankismnoun | (archaic) The practices of a mountebank; mountebankery. |
| quackerynoun | (law, medicine, uncountable) The practice of fraudulent medicine, usually in order to make money or for ego gratification and power; health fraud. |
| jactitationnoun | Bragging or boasting, especially in a false manner to another's detriment. |
| patcherynoun | That which is thrown or sown together usually clumsily or with different color and textures, like patchwork. |
| bamboozleverb | (transitive, informal) To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone. |
| shadow banknoun | (banking, economics, finance) An entity not subject to banking regulation that performs banking functions. |
| charlatanismnoun | (uncountable) The state of being a charlatan |
| mystery-mongeringnoun | The act or practice of deliberately or habitually mystifying others. |
| banksterismnoun | Criminally irresponsible banking activities. |
| begunknoun | (dialectal, chiefly Scotland) An illusion; trick; cheat. |
| mockagenoun | (obsolete) Mockery; mocking. |
| imposturagenoun | (obsolete) imposture; cheating |
| mock | Imitation, not genuine; fake. |
| trickerynoun | (countable, uncountable) Deception, deceit or underhanded behavior. |
| tartufferynoun | religious hypocrisy |
| bogus | Counterfeit or fake; not genuine. |
| charlatanrynoun | (uncountable) The state of being a charlatan. |
| bamboozlementnoun | The act or process of bamboozling or being bamboozled. |
| jobberynoun | The improper or corrupt act or conduct of public or official business for the sake of private gain. |
| marketeeringnoun | Marketing, especially when designed to mislead; false advertising. |
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