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Quackery

🔄 Synonyms of "Quackery"

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Word	Definition
charlatanismnoun	(uncountable) The state of being a charlatan

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Quackery"

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Word	Definition
charlatanismnoun	(uncountable) The state of being a charlatan
charlatanrynoun	(uncountable) The state of being a charlatan.
charlatanerienoun	Trickery, deception; quality of being a charlatan.
chicanerynoun	(uncountable) Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
doctor shoppingnoun	(medicine, crime) The illegal practice of a patient requesting treatment from multiple physicians in order to obtain prescription drugs, either to feed an addiction or resell them.
trickerynoun	(countable, uncountable) Deception, deceit or underhanded behavior.
patcherynoun	That which is thrown or sown together usually clumsily or with different color and textures, like patchwork.
fraudnoun	(law) The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
shysterismnoun	The behavior and activities of shysters.
shamnoun	A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.
mountebankerynoun	The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.
priggismnoun	The quality or state of being priggish; the manners of a prig; exaggerated propriety, fussiness about trivialities.
humbuggerynoun	trickery; deception
jugglerynoun	(by extension) Trickery or deception in general, or an instance of such.
jiggery-pokerynoun	Trickery or misrepresentation.
trickerationnoun	(colloquial, humorous, dialect) Trickery.
swindlerynoun	Swindling; trickery.
thugduggerynoun	unscrupulous behavior or illegal machinations.
priggerynoun	Priggishness.
skulduggerynoun	(uncountable) Dishonest, underhanded, or unscrupulous activities or behaviour.