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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deception, joke |
| Synonyms: | bait and switch, cheat, cheating, chicane, chicanery, con, deceit, dishonesty, dodge, double-cross, double-dealing, dupery, fast shuffle, flimflam, fourberie, fraud, funny business, guile, hoax, imposture, pretense, quackery, razzle-dazzle, scam, sharp practice, shell game, shenanigans*, snow job, sting*, stunt, swindling, underhandedness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | con game |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | confidence game |
| Synonyms: | Ponzi, bait-and-switch, boiler room, bunco game, bunko, con, con job, confidence trick, flimflam, hustle, racket, rip-off, shell game, skin game, sting, swindle |
| Main Entry: | confidence game |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | con job |
| Synonyms: | Ponzi, bait-and-switch, boiler room, bunco game, bunko, con, con game, confidence trick, flimflam, hustle, racket, rip-off, shell game, skin game, sting, swindle |
| Main Entry: | snow job |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | misrepresentation |
| Synonyms: | bill of goods, con, conning, flattery, flimflam, hosing, ripoff, scam, smoke and mirrors, soft sell, soft soap, song and dance, the business |
| Main Entry: | song and dance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | implausible story |
| Synonyms: | bill of goods, bull, con, elaborate explanation, jive, line, number, ripoff, scam, snow job, story, the business |
| Main Entry: | stratagem |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | trick |
| Synonyms: | action, angle, artifice, bit, booby trap, brainchild, child, con, deception, device, dodge, feint, gambit, game, game plan, gamesmanship, gimmick, grift, intrigue, layout, little game, maneuver, method, one-upmanship, pitch, plan, play, plot, ploy, pretext, proposition, racket, ruse, scenario, scene, scheme, setup, shift, slant, stall, story, subterfuge, switch, twist, wile |
| Main Entry: | malefactor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | criminal |
| Synonyms: | bad egg, black sheep, con, convict, culprit, delinquent, evildoer, felon, hellhound, hoodlum, jailbird, lawbreaker, outcast, outlaw, prisoner, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, rounder, rowdy*, ruffian, scamp, scoundrel, sinner, thug, transgressor, varlet, villain, wretch, wrongdoer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | opposer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opponent |
| Synonyms: | adversary, antagonist, anti*, aspirant, assailant, bandit*, bidder, candidate, challenger, competitor, con, contestant, counteragent, dark horse, disputant, dissentient, enemy, entrant, foe, litigant, match, opposition, oppositionist, oppugnant, player, resister, rival |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | oppositionist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opponent |
| Synonyms: | adversary, antagonist, anti*, aspirant, assailant, bandit*, bidder, candidate, challenger, competitor, con, contestant, counteragent, dark horse, disputant, dissentient, enemy, entrant, foe, litigant, match, opposer, opposition, oppugnant, player, resister, rival |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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