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Definitions

scam

[skam] / skæm /
NOUN
swindle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blackmail deceit deception extortion fraud hoax racket ripoff shakedown sham
STRONG
cheating con double-dealing flimflam hosing hustle sting
WEAK
con game crooked deal dirty pool double cross fast one shady deal shell game snow job sucker game

Example Sentences

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Many of the scam compounds now lie empty.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet told AFP in February that scam centres were destroying his country's economy and giving the nation a bad name, vowing to "clean this out".

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

EU prosecutors first detailed the scam last May, accusing subsidy beneficiaries of making claims for land that they did not own and exaggerating the number of animals on farms.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Fake cops, fake judges: The Hollywood-style scam poised to go global.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

If there was anything that terrified us as much as getting deported, it was that the principal's office would discover our address scam and send us down the road to the rough-and-tumble streets of Cupertino.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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