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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Antonov was detained in western France last December on suspicion of fraud, following a European arrest warrant from Lithuania.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

After he cut her a $25,000 check — which wasn’t legal, as it came from what was supposed to be a charity fund — Bondi shuttered the fraud case against him.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 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

“The salient point about the modern vintage of housing-related fraud is its integral place within our nation’s institutions,” he added.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

fraud

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