Related Searches
Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mislead; be dishonest |
| Synonyms: | bamboozle*, beat, beat out of, beguile, betray, bilk, buffalo, burn, cheat, circumvent, clip, con, cozen, cross up, defraud, delude, disappoint, double-cross, dupe, ensnare, entrap, fake, falsify, fleece, fool, gouge, gull, hoax, hoodwink, hook*, humbug, impose upon, lead on, outwit, play joke on, pull fast one, put on, rob, scam, screw, sell, skin, suck in, swindle, take advantage of, take for, take for ride, take in, take to cleaners, trick, victimize |
| Antonyms: | be honest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flimflam |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deceive, swindle |
| Synonyms: | bilk, burn*, cheat, chisel, con, defraud, diddle, dupe*, fleece, fool, gip, gull, gyp, hose, pull a fast one, rip off, rook, sandbag, scam, shaft, steal, take for a ride, trick |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | foist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | force upon |
| Synonyms: | compel to accept, fob off, impose, insert fraudulently, palm off, pass off, pull a fast one, ram down one's throat, sneak in |
| Main Entry: | hoodwink |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deceive |
| Synonyms: | bamboozle*, beat out of, bilk, bluff, buffalo, burn, cheat, con, defraud, double-cross, dupe, fake, fleece, fool, gull, gyp, hoax, hornswoggle, kid, mislead, pull a fast one, pull the wool over one's eyes, scam, screw, suck in, swindle, take advantage of, take for a ride, take to the cleaners, trick, victimize |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | outdo |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | better, overcome |
| Synonyms: | beat, best, blow out of water, bulldoze, bury*, cook*, cream*, defeat, do in, down*, eclipse, exceed, excel, fake out, go one better, leave behind, lick*, outclass, outdistance, outfox, outgun, outjockey, outmaneuver, outrival, outshine, outsmart, outstrip, pull a fast one, shake off, shoot ahead, snow*, surpass, top, transcend, trash* |
| Antonyms: | fail, lose |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | swindle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cheat, steal |
| Synonyms: | bamboozle, beat*, bilk, clip, con*, cozen, deceive, defraud, diddle, do*, dupe, extort, fleece, flimflam, fool, frame*, fudge, gouge, gull, hoodwink, overcharge, pluck, pull a fast one, put one over on, rip off, rook, run a game on, sandbag, scam, sell a bill of goods, set up, shaft, stiff*, sting*, sucker, take for a ride, take to the cleaners, trick, trim*, victimize |
| Antonyms: | donate, give |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | take |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cheat, deceive |
| Synonyms: | bamboozle*, beat*, bilk, con, cozen, defraud, do*, dupe, fiddle, flimflam, gull, hoodwink, pull a fast one, swindle, take for a ride, trick |
| Antonyms: | be honest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | welsh |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | renege, swindle |
| Synonyms: | bamboozle, beat around the bush, bilk, cheat, con, cop out, deceive, defraud, dodge, duck, dupe, fleece, flimflam, fool, gull, hoodwink, pull a fast one, rip off, sandbag, scam, shaft, slip out, stiff*, sting*, take for a ride, take to the cleaners, trick, weasel, worm one's way out of |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | put something over on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fool someone |
| Synonyms: | deceive, pull a fast one, put on, take in |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
