Thesaurus / swindle
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Flimflam felt better in the mouth than swindle, and rubberneck was a more agreeable verb than crane.
FROM ‘SCIENTIST’ TO ‘SPAM,’ THE SURPRISINGLY PLAYFUL ORIGINS OF ENGLISH WORDSRALPH KEYESAPRIL 1, 2021TIMEI know where it claims to be, and I know it is just one big swindle from beginning to end.
THE SUNBRIDGE GIRLS AT SIX STAR RANCHELEANOR H. (ELEANOR HODGMAN) PORTERHe said it was a bad swindle and he knew many others who had lost their money, too, which I thought would please you.
THE SUNBRIDGE GIRLS AT SIX STAR RANCHELEANOR H. (ELEANOR HODGMAN) PORTERBois l'Hery's horses were unsound, Schwalbach's gallery was a swindle, Moessard's articles a recognised blackmail.
THE NABOBALPHONSE DAUDETThe whole thing was a cleverly-planned swindle, and unless you can get the bonds back you'll be out the money.
THE ROVER BOYS ON THE FARMARTHUR M. WINFIELD (AKA EDWARD STRATEMEYER)That is true, too,—although I somehow think Merrick is the prime mover in this swindle.
THE ROVER BOYS ON THE FARMARTHUR M. WINFIELD (AKA EDWARD STRATEMEYER)Devar was in the swindle and kept Miste advised of your movements.
DROSSHENRY SETON MERRIMANThe man has had a finger in every Anglo-French swindle of the last ten years.
DROSSHENRY SETON MERRIMAN"Yes—that's how he came to swindle me and several others," answered our hero.
FROM FARM TO FORTUNEHORATIO ALGER JR.One who'll beat me and swindle me and spend my money on other women—that's the sort of man for me.
THE TRAGIC MUSEHENRY JAMESWORDS RELATED TO SWINDLE
- accomplishes
- achieves
- acts
- arranges
- brings about
- causes
- closes
- completes
- concludes
- cooks
- creates
- determines
- discharges
- does one's thing
- effects
- ends
- engages in
- executes
- finishes
- fixes
- fulfills
- gets ready
- gets with it
- goes for it
- is responsible for
- looks after
- makes
- makes ready
- moves
- operates
- organizes
- performs
- prepares
- produces
- pulls off
- sees to
- succeeds
- takes care of business
- takes on
- transacts
- undertakes
- winds up
- works
- wraps up
- bewilder
- burden
- catch
- clog
- come on
- complicate
- compromise
- confuse
- corner
- dishevel
- duke in
- embarrass
- embrangle
- embroil
- enchain
- enmesh
- ensnare
- entrap
- fetter
- hamper
- hook
- impede
- implicate
- intertangle
- intertwine
- interweave
- jumble
- knot
- lead on
- mat
- muddle
- perplex
- puzzle
- ravel
- rope in
- set up
- snag
- snare
- snarl
- swindle
- tangle
- trammel
- trap
- twist
- unsettle
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