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fraud

[frawd] / frɔd /
NOUN
trickery, deception
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blackmail deceit extortion graft hoax misrepresentation scam
STRONG
artifice barratry cheat chicane chicanery con craft double-dealing dupery duplicity fake flimflam fraudulence guile hocus-pocus hustle imposture line racket sell shakedown sham skunk smoke song spuriousness sting swindle treachery
WEAK
bamboozlement duping fast one fast shuffle fourberie hanky-panky hoodwinking sharp practice song and dance swindling
Antonyms
STRONG
artlessness entertainment forthrightness frankness honesty openness reality sincerity truth truthfulness
WEAK
fairness justice
NOUN
person who is false, deceitful
Synonyms
STRONG
bastard bluffer charlatan cheat counterfeit crook deceiver double-dealer fake forger four-flusher hoaxer impostor mechanic mountebank phony pretender quack racketeer sham shark swindler
WEAK
horse trader playactor

Example Sentences

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Cipriani, sued Shell in Los Angeles County Superior Court on March 9, alleging fraud and breach of an oral contract.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The ministry has said a "zero-tolerance policy" will be implemented to stamp out fraud, including investigations, and publicising those guilty of fraud.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

So, the syndicates switched to online fraud instead, luring young workers from around the world with attractive salary offers.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

City Councilmember Richard Alarcon was charged and convicted of perjury and voter fraud for representing a district in the San Fernando Valley that he did not live in.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

I wanted to tell them that Rinehart was a fraud, but now there came a shout from inside the church and I heard a burst of music.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison