Đồng nghĩa của fraud

frauds

Đồng nghĩa: dishonesty, swindle, trickery,

deceit deception double-dealing duplicity artifice cheating swindling treachery trickery chicanery fraudulence crookedness guile imposture hanky-panky cozenage craft craftiness crookery cunning cunningness deceitfulness deceptiveness dishonesty dissembling dissimulation dupery embezzlement fakery flimflam foxiness guilefulness shenanigans skulduggery wiliness jiggery-pokery knavery management monkeyshines sharp practice spuriousness bamboozlement barratry blackmail chicane duping extortion fourberie funny business graft hocus-pocus hoky-poky hoodwinking line misrepresentation monkey business scheme sell shakedown skunk smoke song string fast one fast shuffle snake oil wooden nickel smoke and mirrors song and dance deviousness slyness falsity underhandedness perfidy falsehood mendacity perfidiousness artfulness infidelity unscrupulousness sneakiness faithlessness trickiness falseness corruption shadiness criminality subterfuge shiftiness hypocrisy improbity wiles swindle rascality lying pretense racket pretence insidiousness bunk infamy codology subtlety slickness subtleness stealing betrayal disloyalty unfaithfulness canniness cageyness caginess indirection treacherousness treason kidology two-timing intrigue wile legerdemain two-facedness imposition untruth dirty pool knavishness falsification sophistry dissemblance cleverness untruthfulness fickleness dirty dealing bluff fabrication insincerity skullduggery inaccuracy shrewdness stratagems inconstancy sham disingenuousness tricks defrauding gamesmanship ruse disbelief skepticism doubt traitorousness hoax false-heartedness unfairness scepticism bluffing untrustworthiness villainy fallaciousness lie feigning fiction fictitiousness hollowness schemes manoeuvres ploys misconduct scheming prevarication ambidexterity trapping ambidextrousness ruses jugglery unveracity sellout maneuvers dirty trick dirty work cozening overreaching entrapping wickedness foul play depravity dubiousness unjustness circumvention turpitude invention faking mischief cheat bad faith corruptness feint shamming double-crossing quackery hokum misleading talk mendaciousness devilry perjury posturing fib subterfuges furtiveness story cant fraudulency fiddling astuteness unreliability malfeasance evasion tactics dodge strategy dirty tricks speciousness play-acting whopper fallacy erroneousness ingenuity inveracity backstabbing distortion tale taradiddle tarradiddle fable business snow job breach of trust stratagem porky fairy tale Punic faith lawbreaking stab in the back double-cross terminological inexactitude canard charlatanism pork pie every trick in the book double cross slipperiness suspiciousness deceiving misappropriation ability perspicacity finesse back-stabbing illegality dualism duality twoness one-upmanship dishonour nefariousness unlawfulness truthlessness delusion obfuscation Judas kiss dishonor lawlessness contrivance dishonourableness con hocus disingenuity stab in back stunt joke scam sting beguilement blarney sophism dirt boondoggle defraudation disinformation equivocation juggling trumpery phoniness unrepresentativeness unreliableness illusoriness inaccurateness art unprincipledness unscrupulosity questionableness questionability palace intrigue gambit wire-pulling surreptitiousness maneuver waffle talk ploy plot verbiage nonsense manoeuvre machination piousness disguising counterfeiting concealing masking misleading machinations affectation hiding concealment shrouding veiling misbehaviour disguise suppression camouflage sleight of hand hot air fixing bait and switch shell game acting jive run-around immorality persona lies simulation make-believe jobbery gerrymandering tiff quibble squabble fuss spat goings-on hokey-pokey misbehavior monkey tricks carryings-on hankie-pankie carry-on inexactness unreality vice perversion act roguishness economy with the truth posture posing pose self-deception imagination incorrectness uncandidness fake devilishness pettifoggery attitudinizing flagitiousness roguery baseness venality bestiality bribery charade badness iniquity vileness delinquency evil viciousness evasiveness profiteering simulacrum putting on an act yarn murder wrongdoing evil-doing villainousness false statement hob impishness deviltry waggery waggishness devilment mischievousness diablerie crime false colours lack of veracity trumped-up story fairy story misstatement tall tale fake news made-up story piece of fiction white lie half truth barefaced lie red herring flight of fancy cock and bull story false report figment of the imagination little white lie untruism hogwash fibbery cock-and-bull story cover-up porky pie figment departure from the truth tall story alternative fact blood slaying rubout homicide criminal activity felony bad deed dirty deeds criminal action criminal violence cruel act wrong a criminal offence

fake impostor pretender sham charlatan mountebank quack cheat double-dealer fraudster hoodwinker masquerader phoney racketeer swindler trickster cheater faker fakir hoaxer humbug imposter phony quacksalver ringer conman bluffer crook deceiver forger four-flusher mechanic shark con artist confidence man confidence trickster horse trader play actor dissembler con man rogue hustler hypocrite grifter sharper flimflammer actor scoundrel chiseller rorter defrauder scammer bilker sharpie deluder cozener shicer dissimulator smoothie liar rogue trader counterfeit sharp illywhacker flimflam man twister magsman bunco artist double-crosser poser dodger bilk sharpy chiseler finagler skinner tricker scamster shyster villain conniver hoser knave defalcator tregetour whited sepulchre pharisee playactor decoy confidence woman huckster impersonator pseud inveigler hoax rascal fleecer con wolf in sheep's clothing imitator bunco schlenter exploiter pseudo scam artist plant clip artist backslider casuist sophist two-timer gold brick rip-off artist canter betrayer attitudinizer two-face pietist lip server shammer Tartuffe forgery fabricator sneak medicaster pettifogger empiric jockey falsifier plaster saint bluff enticer scorner beguiler mimic duper mocker counterfeiter slicker con-artist con woman confidence operator snake in the grass malingerer hook bigot informer feigner joker tartuffe practical joker smooth operator barricuda goldbrick prankster hypocritical person simulator rook embezzler victimizer slippery customer absconder operator thief clip gouger traitor know-it-all show-off know-all pseudointellectual poseur confidence artist amateur Judas quisling serpent recreant apostate turncoat backstabber snake incompetent rat pretentious person bungler storyteller fibber prevaricator bumbler blunderer nonprofessional bodger fabulist perjurer fibster Pecksniff Pharisee bluenose unscrupulous operator cowboy equivocator fabler maligner misleader sanctimonious person Holy Willie flip-flopper creeping Jesus romancer whited sepulcher false witness spinner of yarns teller of lies teller of untruths conspirator fink snitch intriguer squealer tattletale whistle-blower plotter planner stool pigeon renegade schemer defector deserter back-stabber snitcher renegado manipulator Benedict Arnold nark stoolie tergiversator maneuverer canary informant collaborator fizgig tattler traditor fifth columnist spy weasel double agent deep throat grass colluder scab fraternizer miscreant telltale supergrass talebearer treasonist rebel nose slyboots source false friend rat fink blabbermouth narc bully aggressor diddler viper seceder renegate spoofer tipster frenemy wolf traducer bamboozler tout finger snout hoaxster beagle shelf pimp intelligencer good-for-nothing lugger spiv sharpster machinator conspirer wangler intrigant strategist tactician intrigante angler cabalist Machiavellian Machiavelli wheeler-dealer mole

deception cheat con scam swindle trick hoax sting artifice ruse fiddle gyp bunco hustle racket stratagem subterfuge wile bunko craft diddle flimflam kite leg-pull prank rip-off sham spoof swizzle boondoggle canard chicane fastie grift humbug imposture joke rort con trick practical joke shell game fast one dodge trickery deceit scheme confidence trick pretence manoeuvre con game maneuver cheating ploy pretense device machination bluff feint chicanery contrivance game wheeze double-dealing blind put-on confidence game set-up fix fake shift sleight fetch lurk flanker sell snow job dirty pool sharp practice imposition gambit gimmick plot shady deal shakedown whitewash craftiness trap stunt pretext expedient extortion codology kidology dishonesty hanky-panky intrigue fast shuffle schlenter rig knack play jig juggle shenanigan delusion duplicity illusion misrepresentation bit of sharp practice frame swizz jive ramp swindling tactic conspiracy lie Trojan horse twist fraudulent scheme stealing dirty trick hypocrisy cunning setup guile deviousness hocus-pocus slyness scheming plan dissimulation charade plant jazz wrong baloney bunco game cozening hoaxing bamboozlement exploitation graft masquerade wangle fraudulence crime blackmail snare decoy run around cover up bill of goods stall double-cross move evasion jiggery-pokery crooked deal knavery legerdemain jugglery skullduggery skulduggery gamesmanship put-up job frame-up piece of deception artfulness criminal activity monkey business brigand jest Ponzi skin game bait-and-switch boiler room jape victimisation victimization hosing loophole thimblerigging thimblerig insincerity sellout method strategy smokescreen roguery cant sanctimoniousness posturing falseness sucker game sophistry embezzlement caper deceptiveness falsity fakery sweet talk soft soap dirty work crocodile tears show empty talk phoneyness hypocritical talk hypocritical behaviour Tartufferie excuse refuge double cross treachery ambush funny business smoke and mirrors dupe mockery overcharging falsehood cover distortion invention bluster lies propaganda savvy racketeering rip every trick in the book gold brick do have hokum porky sleight of hand bravado bombast bragging robbery thieving lift thievery daylight robbery purloining steal larceny beguilement horseplay slant allurement monkeyshines shenanigans lure angle switch hogwash bilk mare's-nest fallacy wrinkle story ride catch pork pie cover-up shuck malarkey crock fib false show idle boast mare's nest boast facade braggadocio jiving snow front collusion façade mere show little game bad deal plotting cabal false colors false front planning conniving manipulation bad buy underhandedness unscrupulousness maneuvering design corruption dealing complot covin dirty tricks palace intrigue manoeuvring duping quackery theft squeeze illegality lay lawlessness pretension push charlatanry illegal scheme illegal enterprise illicit scheme measure red herring means course of action line of action disguise brainchild project bait cunning plan fabrication cop-out ostensible reason game plan programme curveball machinations program escapade feat tactics grounds booby trap line finesse distraction coverup alibi secret plan routine cover story song and dance guise mask screen cloak smoke screen scenario justification reason veil way costume action plea explanation defence masking demarche shuffle extenuation mitigation vindication enterprise venture blueprint rationalization palliation basis cause defense apology apologia argument make-believe rationalisation mitigating circumstances why and wherefore ground plan plan of action fish story get-out master plan antic tomfoolery accomplishment sport frolic lark gag gambol idea monkeyshine irresistible bait toils approach hoodwinking resource attention-grabber deviation disturbance distractor commotion diversion interruption innovation coinage concoction creation tack step duck escape concealment take-in equivocation struggle agenda path policy road course formation cunningness proposition improvisation pattern purpose stopgap recourse resort expediency makeshift curve ball false face false clue fool's errand false trail wild-goose chase diversionary tactic misleading clue mock attack bit scene shroud plans wiles clever move shade faking camouflage set of tactics system honeytrap bait and switch one-upmanship oldest trick in the book arrangement crafty designs road map grand design way around simulation gin act pitfall alleged reason supposed grounds fig leaf false excuse temptation hook dragnet inveiglement enticement seducement snag pose semblance airs come-on impersonation mummery playacting personation color colour revel play-acting

copy dummy imitation mock-up counterfeit dupe forgery fake sham phoney phony hoax pirate knock-off rip-off imposture pseudo swindle reproduction likeness lookalike replica put-on gold brick deception junque humbug bogus fool's gold falsification bootleg substitute warez facsimile gyp simulacrum sell deceit actor bum warez pinchbeck spoof simulation pretence imposition pretense fabrication sleight four-flusher make-believe scam trick flimflam duplicate clone duplication replication model carbon copy carbon reduplication mock match image Xerox picture ringer ditto mirroring paralleling reflection knockoff photocopy counterpart recreation reprint mimeograph mimeo parallel twin sample photostat look-alike Photostat stat repro mirror image paste toy impersonation masquerade representation virtual reality stand-in sub marionette beta version prototype test case double mate fetch spit doppelganger fellow chip off the old block exact likeness germination recurrence analog spitting image spare dead ringer analogue close likeness repetition second copycat coordinate correlate replacement companion reciprocal counterscript similarity alter ego obverse print xerox ectype echoing copying reenactment generation offprint multiplication flimsy renewal reprinting photograph pic portrayal revival X-ray increase resemblance counterfeiting mimicry aping chip off old block transcription mime sendup paraphrasing semblance mimesis matching ersatz apery takeoff representing patterning skit substitution

tartuffery insincerity cant dissembling falsity dissimulation sanctimoniousness duplicity deceit quackery deception imposture unctuousness speciousness affectation casuistry dishonesty glibness mockery display lie pietism pharisaicalness sanctimony bigotry irreverence pharisaism phoniness double-dealing two-facedness lip service bad faith false profession hypocrisy self-righteousness pretentiousness deceitfulness deceptiveness falseness religiosity haughtiness conceit pomposity complacency piety self-satisfaction smugness superciliousness false piety pretence posturing piousness humbug affected piety false virtue affected superiority phoneyness pretense phariseeism Pharisaism empty talk Tartufferie double standard fakeness disingenuousness artificiality mendacity perfidy duplicitousness mendaciousness slyness evasiveness shiftiness slickness perfidiousness faithless deviousness hollowness backhandedness unfaithfulness put-on being two-faced untruthfulness hoax snide moralizing moralising superiority priggishness sham pecksniffery show hypocriticalness tokenism hypocritical statement sham holiness pious platitudes

graft subornation crookedness dishonesty payola corruption fraudulence deceit shadiness bribery bribing kickback skimming thievery palm-greasing back-scratching hush money unlawful practices illegal means shady business underhand means dirty dealings dirty tricks sharp practices wheeling and dealing money under the table unscrupulousness profiteering duplicity venality fiddling deception delinquency crime lawbreaking misconduct criminality villainy wrongdoing jobbery extortion malfeasance misfeasance malversation demoralization knavery fraudulency sleaze nepotism demoralisation racket exploitation shuffle double-dealing shady dealings breach of trust being on the take dishonest dealings illegality lawlessness wickedness inducement depravity culpability enticement turpitude guiltiness sinfulness buying off vice felony malefaction transgression iniquity dodginess unrighteousness wrong cybercrime e-crime antisocial behavior

embezzlement misappropriation stealing theft appropriation larceny nicking pilfering pinching purloining robbery robbing thieving defalcation filching peculation pilferage pocketing swindling abstraction half-inching lifting skimming snaffling swiping misapplication misuse nobbling whipping white-collar crime misuse of funds monkey business ripping off siphoning off stealing money thievery burglary raid mugging rip-off heist snatch hold-up swindle stick-up break-in job shoplifting pillage plunder looting dacoity holdup caper stickup blag smash-and-grab steal pinch smash-and-grab raid ram raid expropriation annexation vandalism score deprivation extortion cheating hustle lift piracy racket snitch crime filch fleece defrauding rapacity smash and grab steaming housebreaking depredation rapine spoliation hit breaking and entering felony purse-snatching home invasion unlawful act plundering ransacking raiding attack assault devastation sacking sack pillaging marauding despoiling rape ravaging laying waste armed robbery despoliation ravin reaving forced entry incident harrying destruction touch banditry sting second-story work stripping plagiarism violence lawlessness ruination ruin purse-snatch bag-snatch ambush trespass loss despoilment blagging thievishness swoop ravishing raping losing mislaying ravage damage ravages raids wreckage five-finger discount burglarizing wasting desolation desecration disappearance trespassing safecracking housebreak prowl breaking in acts of destruction snatch and run break and entry aggravated burglary owl job

villain rogue scoundrel malefactor reprobate wretch degenerate criminal felon lawbreaker offender outlaw convict lowlife sinner supervillain tyrant wrongdoer baddy bandit brigand dastard gangster heel knave miscreant mugger psychopath robber scumbag thief transgressor evildoer fraudster hound pirate racketeer sociopath swindler terrorist thug charlatan crook delinquent devil hoodlum hooligan mischiefmaker ruffian scamp shyster trickster vagabond antagonist blackguard bully caitiff con crim desperado dog hellion louse profligate rapscallion rascal rat savage scallywag shark snake varlet baddie beast bounder brute cad cheat cheater fiend heavy incorrigible infractor libertine maggot malfeasant meanie meany misfeasor monkey monster nazi rotter scalawag scapegrace sneak stinker swine antihero creep gunman gaolbird jailbird liar nointer rake urchin hood imp mischief nasty evil-doer bad guy evil person good-for-nothing mischief-maker no-good bad character black hat nasty person bad egg bad lot bad news black sheep cruel person mean person unprincipled person enfant terrible limb of Satan ne'er-do-well snake in the grass wrong 'un con man spalpeen pilferer grifter con artist cur scrote blighter scally skunk rorter nasty piece of work skelm rowdy defrauder larcenist burglar peculator shoplifter housebreaker pretender marauder purloiner cracksman tief yegg embezzler grafter rogue trader tea leaf sleeveen ratbag fink whippersnapper rat fink sharper picaro deceiver mountebank slicker picaroon wastrel monstrosity problem varmint horror tyke disgrace perisher pickle rip tramp prankster jester opportunist bum cardsharp recreant idler tease joker loafer mischievous person puck tough beggar prodigal git hypocrite stealer culprit highwayman plunderer raider looter perpetrator perp conman scammer bioterrorist rapist hoaxer yardbird cyberterrorist trespasser hustler exploiter mobster violator suspect lag scamster mug phoney dacoit pincher steamer pillager drummer bilker narcoterrorist ecoterrorist filcher finagler agroterrorist lifer lout vandal outcast quack hellhound prisoner deadbeat violater derelict scofflaw lighty drifter tearaway immoralist hoon yakuza blackmailer trusty chiseller holdupper muscle phony defalcator fugitive transport forager footpad cardsharper stickup operator corsair punk sneak thief rustler pickpocket chiseler hijacker despoiler safecracker sandbagger buccaneer prowler fence juvenile delinquent bad actor young offender guilty party fallen angel black marketeer armed robber confidence man cattle thief second-story worker cat burglar second-story operator holdup artist second-story man guilty person confidence trickster smooth operator slippery eel person responsible old lag ex-con confidence artist flimflam man bunco artist wanted criminal scum jerk cretin slimeball sleaze pig sleazebag dirtbag sleazeball barbarian ogre slime schmuck stinkard vermin toad scuzzball weasel demon boor buzzard slob mother sadist clown so-and-so crud chuff churl bleeder reptile mofo worm pill crumb animal dingo yahoo troublemaker roughneck yobbo yob ghoul bully boy bad apple son of a gun goon SOB bruiser wrong'un gorilla terror rough chav toughie butthole bogan cougan scozza stinkpot rounder lager lout serpent layabout do-nothing despicable person turd pariah shirker slacker drone sluggard jagoff radge no-goodnik vagrant slugabed no-account waster lazybones skiver larrikin ratfink keelie toughy hoodie gangbanger gangsta ned loser oaf roughie myrmidon archfiend plug-ugly bear bovver boy low-life dastardly person little devil sly person viper thing toerag riffraff debauchee sleveen vaurien scrounger cadger rotten egg bad person low life roué rakehell malingerer laggard lounger bootlegger drunkard daemon devil incarnate cannibal atua tough person adversary bogeyman poltroon ronion bezonian pauper scullion looser cullion renegade pilgarlic ingrate troll Mephistopheles diablo bete noire common enemy privateer adventurer freebooter dropout being gargoyle glutton quadruped wild man unpleasant person pond scum dirty dog dork casual buffoon hick lower animal living thing weirdo clod tsotsi yardie bumpkin clodhopper clodpole slimebag peasant loudmouth philistine scuzzbag brawler slimebucket rioter pervert Neanderthal lump redneck rube skank ape lummox boob lubber bosthoon dirtball vulgarian dip hayseed oik primitive deviant backstabber hard man tough guy reprehensible person boot boy piker goof-off bludger shiftless incompetent worthless gold brick

plagiarist bootlegger cheat copyist deceiver imitator pirate purloiner thief marauder plagiarizer privateer stealer cribber plagiary copyright infringer

plagiarism appropriation copying cribbing piracy theft borrowing infringement lifting stealing bootlegging copy counterfeiting deception falsification imitation poaching thieving infringement of copyright literary theft hijacking robbery rapine freebooting buccaneering commandeering marauding buccaneerism swashbuckling illegal reproduction illegal copying copyright infringement

misuse misemployment embezzlement squandering waste abuse dissipation exploitation misapplication misusage perversion misutilization catachresis corruption desecration distortion malapropism profanation solecism abusage barbarism ill-treatment misappropriation mismanagement mistreatment prostitution wrong use fraudulent use cruel treatment mishandling error maladministration misgovernment maltreatment misrule infelicity malaprop blunder mistake wrong word cacology slip of the tongue howler boob grammatical mistake lapsus calami lapsus linguae

operator manipulator manoeuvrer mover string-puller wheeler-dealer wirepuller worker hustler scoundrel mover and shaker handler user manager employer exploiter intriguer conniver agent controller thimblerigger puppeteer schemer conductor conspirator Machiavelli Svengali puppet master spin doctor puller of strings

affected artificial assumed forced pretended strained unnatural contrived overblown overdone simulated stiff fake feigned hollow insincere labored laboured mock overripe overworked pseudo counterfeit faked mannered phoney unconvincing exaggerated imitation phony pretend superficial bogus mechanical plastic posed pseud stilted factitious false posey sham spurious affectated awkward conceited counterfeited fakey ham hammy imitated melodramatic playacting studied put on put-on ersatz fictitious fraudulent forged cod make-believe dummy deceptive manufactured not genuine synthetic substitute misleading faux snide elaborate pretentious fabricated man-made queer pirate unauthentic actorly inauthentic theatrical imitative mimic so-called ponderous self-conscious delusory delusive wrong framed bent overwrought heavy not kosher wooden improvised over-elaborate reproduction copied stagy quasi- untrue meretricious Hollywood plant brummagem fishy crock made-up unreal clumsy suppositious won't fly soft shell professed ostensible campy convoluted avowed imaginary two-faced laborious ornate intricate prolix invented concocted unspontaneous trick adopted supposititious facsimile replica specious pseudonymous model toy constrained camp apish trumped-up hokey apocryphal quasi rehearsed apparent seeming surface planned manmade derivative imagined purported not fluent chemical cast manipulated far-fetched fixed recherche voulu staged knock-off pirated tortuous arduous leaden tortured difficult rigid inflexible grudging bound binding conscripted slave begrudging stringent coercive forcible mealymouthed alleged fallacious invalid virtual wannabe would-be self-styled phoney-baloney phony-baloney hypocritical adulterine arty-farty precious overly planned deceitful bum ungenuine over-embellished long-winded simpering genteel highfaluting chichi airish conscious artsy not real not legit bluffing shammed falsified supposed masked lying impostrous in name only quack charlatan cheating covered concealed dissimulated imposturous complex turgid inelegant inept weighty hard operose effortful uphill strenuous toilsome maladroit as it were wreck wired put unglued uptight tight choked taut farfetched stuck up gone Hollywood to all intents and purposes dishonest hard put nervous wreck strung out not spontaneous non-existent dud hoax in a state at end of rope made up cooked-up not what it is cracked up to be excessive undue inordinate disproportionate immoderate fulsome overstated too much inflated extravagant over-enthusiastic over-effusive needless unfair effusive unreasonable overemphasized unnecessary gushing sensationalistic hyped preposterous OTT O.T.T. overelaborate beyond the pale overemphasised highly coloured hyped up a bit much over the top beyond all bounds laid on with a trowel deceiving unfounded incorrect erroneous inaccurate unsound mistaken inexact faulty untruthful illogical misguided unoriginal illusory off chimerical worthless flawed baseless beguiling deluding imprecise sophistical without foundation plagiaristic derived pinchbeck mimicked plagiarized off beam unsubstantiated distorted groundless fictional full of holes fanciful aped nonnatural notional ideal fantastic visionary sophistic illegal dicey iffy dodgy trumped up off target way out wide of the mark pseudo- mythical plagiarised illusionary crooked unproven fancied copycat copy casuistic hallucinatory dissembling truthless counterfactual falsie fictive duplicate fantasied chimeric phantom fantastical fabulous mythic phantasmal imaginal phantasmic bad plausible ill-founded double-dealing out foundationless unsupported nonvalid in error not accurate not exact askew cooked up devised nugatory ungrounded off base mad reasonless unreasoned representative way off way off beam not working practice trial bootlegged repro unqualified non-natural mimetic miniature echoic glib low-grade low-quality poor-quality shoddy inferior made makeshift constructed machine-made delusional unsatisfactory substandard adulterated duplicated reproduced parodied parroted burlesqued caricatured mocked gingerbread experimental human-made misinformed prepared ostensive semi- nominal illusive near reported engineered Barmecidal whimsical semblant Barmecide knock off lookalike uncorroborated weak economical with the truth mock-up fantasy without basis unwarranted inadequate untenable irrational erratic blue sky pipe dream fantasized dreamed-up dream erring unjustified unscientific empty ostentatious likely captious colorable vain presumable credible probable sophisticated flattering presumptive idle null fluffed illegitimate unreasoning absurd inconsistent inconsequent inconsequential nonrational off-target misfigured astray wide goofed misconstrued mishandled miscalculated seemingly correct wrongly inferred null and void void nonbinding inoperative not precise out of commission out of line on the wrong track at fault play-play improper unsustainable plausible but wrong apparently right misrepresentative colored not binding fantasised amiss uncollectible coloured underhand awry defective abroad treacherous duplicitous crafty disingenuous guileful wrong number all wet all off sly sneaky cunning untrustworthy scheming perfidious shady sharp Machiavellian subtle slippery foxy mendacious unprincipled unscrupulous tricky fast slim underhanded shifty hollow-hearted rogue double-faced Punic false-hearted insidious rascal roguish designing serpentine oblique slick devious catchy astucious indirect unreliable wily

cozen bilk cheat chisel con defraud flimflam gyp swindle beat bleed chouse diddle do euchre fiddle fleece gaff hose hustle mulct nobble pluck ream rook screw short shortchange skin skunk squeeze stick stiff sting sucker thimblerig victimise victimize do in rip off shake down deceive trick dupe take for a ride bamboozle scam gull hoodwink finagle exploit take to the cleaners mislead take advantage of hoax fool shaft pull a fast one on milk double-cross put one over on clip gouge bunco delude sandbag rob snooker gazump overcharge hornswoggle sell a pup to chicane steal rush burn embezzle swizzle sharp sell a bill of goods to short-change pull a swifty on string along stitch up pull a fast one soak swizz goldbrick snow extort take sell a pup lead up the garden path rope in take in screw over sell down the river give someone a bum steer do the dirty on take someone for a ride double-deal have sell beguile illude wring fudge trim plunder shuck inveigle wheedle entrap jerk around pilfer give the shaft overreach gip put one over on someone suck dry pull a fast one on someone do a number on run a game on sell a bill of goods set up do out of do someone in the eye jiggle penalise punish penalize baulk fine balk forfeit extract despoil pigeon betray wrest expel force wrench filch surcharge blackmail outwit grift pauperize impoverish frame bilk of abuse heist use strong-arm jive circumvent ruin frustrate thwart foil disappoint kid put the screws to humbug cajole lure coax suck the life out of bleed dry pull something prey on be sold a pup take to the cleaner's do number on pull fast one sucker into sweet-talk charge too much tear from bleed someone of something extortion pad overtax nick cross lirt blench rogue belirt crib pull one's leg fast talk take out give bum steer break the rules

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