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Definitions

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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The canine fraud was discovered only because the woman reported herself to the county registrar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Bush is due to be sentenced on 27 July for a total of 67 charges, including fraud by false representation and another of fraudulently running a business, relating to the sale of funeral plans.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

A joint statement by UN experts in May said that "hundreds of thousands of people of various nationalities are trapped and forced to carry out online fraud".

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

I’m all in on eliminating waste, fraud and abuse.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

“Oh Harry, you aren’t going to pay attention to anything that old fraud says?”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.