| Main Entry: | flimflam |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deceive, swindle |
Synonyms: |
bilk, burn*, cheat, chisel, con, defraud, diddle, dupe*, fleece, fool, gip, gull, gyp, hose, pull a fast one, rip off, rook, sandbag, scam, shaft, steal, take for a ride, trick |
| Main Entry: | bamboozle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fool; cheat |
Synonyms: |
baffle, befuddle, bilk, con, confound, confuse, deceive, defraud, delude, dupe, flimflam, hoax, hoodwink*, hornswoggle, mystify, perplex, puzzle, stump, swindle, trick |
Antonyms: |
be honest |
| Main Entry: | beguile |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fool |
Synonyms: |
betray, bluff, burn*, cheat, chisel, con, deceive, delude, double-cross, dupe, entice, exploit, finesse, flimflam, gyp, have, hoodwink*, impose on, jockey, juggle, lure, manipulate, mislead, play, play for a sucker, rook, rope in, scam, seduce, shave, snow*, stick*, string along, suck in, take, take in, trick |
| Main Entry: | bilk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cheat |
Synonyms: |
bamboozle*, beat, circumvent, con, deceive, defraud, disappoint, do*, fleece, flimflam, foil, frustrate, gyp, overreach, rook, ruin, snow*, swindle, thwart, trick |
Antonyms: |
give, give away |
| Main Entry: | cheat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defraud, fool |
Synonyms: |
bamboozle*, beat, beguile, bilk, bleed, bunco, burn, caboodle, chisel, con, cozen, crib, cross, deceive, defraud, delude, diddle, do a number on, do*, double-cross, double-deal, dupe, fast talk, finagle, fleece, flimflam, fudge, give bum steer, gouge, gyp, hoodwink, hose, jerk around, milk, mislead, pull one's leg, ream, rip off, rook, rope in, sandbag, scam, screw, shaft, short, shuck, skin, snow, stiff, sucker, swindle, take, take for a ride, take in, take out, trick, trim, two-time, victimize |
| Main Entry: | con |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deceive, defraud |
Synonyms: |
bamboozle*, bilk, cajole, cheat, chicane, coax, double-cross, dupe, flimflam, fool, hoax, hoodwink, hornswoggle, humbug, inveigle, mislead, rip off, rook, sweet-talk, swindle, trick, wheedle |
Antonyms: |
be forthright, be honest |
| Main Entry: | defraud |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cheat, bilk |
Synonyms: |
bamboozle, beguile, burn, chouse, circumvent, clip, con, cozen, deceive, delude, do, do number on, do out of, dupe, embezzle, fleece, flimflam, foil, hoax, jive, milk, outwit, pilfer, pull fast one, rip off, rob, shaft*, shuck, stick*, sucker into, swindle, take in*, take to the cleaner's, take*, trick, victimize |
Antonyms: |
contribute, help, repay, support |
| Main Entry: | do |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cheat |
Synonyms: |
beat, bilk, chouse, con, cozen, deceive, defraud, dupe, fleece, flimflam, gyp, hoax, overreach, swindle, take for a ride, trick |
| Main Entry: | dupe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fool someone |
Synonyms: |
baffle, bamboozle*, beguile, betray, catch, cheat, chicane, circumvent, con, cozen, deceive, defraud, delude, double-cross, dust*, flimflam, gull, hoax, hoodwink*, hornswoggle, jerk around, kid, mislead, outwit, overreach, pull one's leg, pull something, rip off, rook, rope in, shaft, spoof, swindle, trick, victimize |
| Main Entry: | fleece |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plunder, steal |
Synonyms: |
bleed, burn*, cheat*, clip, con, cozen, defraud, despoil, flimflam, gouge, hustle, jerk around, milk, mulct, overcharge, pluck, rifle, rip off, rob, rook, rope in, run a game on, sell a bill of goods, shaft*, strip, swindle, take for a ride, take to the cleaners |
Antonyms: |
give, offer |