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present participle of swindle.

swindling

ADJECTIVE

dishonest

Synonyms

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corrupt crooked deceitful deceptive false fraudulent misleading shady sneaky underhanded unfair unprincipled unscrupulous untrustworthy

WEAK

backbiting bent bluffing cheating crafty cunning deceiving designing disreputable double-crossing double-dealing elusive guileful hoodwinking mendacious perfidious recreant shifty sinister slippery sneaking traitorous treacherous tricky two-faced two-timing unctuous villainous wily

Antonyms

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aboveboard ethical fair faithful forthright frank genuine good honest honorable just moral open principled real reliable straight trustworthy truthful upright valid

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scrupulous

ADJECTIVE

double-dealing

Synonyms

STRONG

double lying

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ambidextrous crooked dishonest duplicitous fraudulent hypocritical insincere left-handed perfidious sneaky treacherous tricky two-faced two-timing underhanded untrustworthy wily

Antonyms

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forthright honest truthful

ADJECTIVE

fraudulent

Synonyms

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counterfeit crooked deceitful dishonest fake forged phony sham

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bamboozling bum crafty criminal devious dishonorable double-dealing duplicitous mock pseudo spurious treacherous tricky

Antonyms

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frank genuine honest moral open real sincere true trustworthy truthful

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authentic valid

NOUN

fraud

Synonyms

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blackmail deceit extortion graft hoax misrepresentation scam

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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

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bamboozlement duping fast one fast shuffle fourberie hanky-panky hoodwinking sharp practice song and dance

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artlessness entertainment forthrightness frankness honesty openness reality sincerity truth truthfulness

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fairness justice

NOUN

racket

Synonyms

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conspiracy extortion fraud graft scheme swindle theft

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cheating corruption crime dishonesty dodge game illegality intrigue lawlessness lay plot push shakedown squeeze trick underworld

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con game confidence game dirty pool illicit scheme

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frankness honesty kindness truthfulness

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harmony peace

NOUN

theft

Synonyms

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break in burglary crime embezzlement extortion fraud heist holdup larceny looting mugging piracy robbery shoplifting thievery vandalism

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annexation appropriation caper cheating deprivation grab hustle job lift peculation pilferage pillage pinch plunder racket rapacity ripoff score snatch snitch steal stickup swindle thieving touch

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defrauding pilfering purloining robbing swiping

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bestowal gift giving offering

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return

NOUN

trickery

Synonyms

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chicanery deceit dishonesty razzle-dazzle scam shell game stunt

STRONG

cheat cheating chicane con dodge double-dealing dupery flimflam fraud guile hoax imposture pretense quackery shenanigans sting

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bait and switch double cross fast shuffle fourberie funny business sharp practice snow job underhandedness

Antonyms

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frankness honesty openness truthfulness

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reality truth

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swindling

Timothy Barnes was not targeting strangers when he set about swindling people out of nearly £2m - these were his friends and neighbours.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

The 33-year-old fintech entrepreneur last month was sentenced to seven years in prison for swindling JPMorganChase, which purchased her student financial-aid startup in 2021 for $175 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025

He invoked a past prosperity, but his actual plans are to make a fortune by swindling the rest of us.

From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2025

Eva Longoria stars as Gala, a woman who has to flee to the small Spanish town that her mother left decades ago in search of a future away from her swindling husband.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2024

The only person they could ask about the painting was Valfierno himself, the person swindling them.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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