What is another word for fraud?

Common synonyms for fraud include imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, sham, shammer, pseudo.

fraud

Words that rhyme with fraud include broad, abroad, mod, flawed, applaud, maud.

[ˈfɹʷɔːd]noun1 syllable

Fraud means: a person who makes deceitful pretenses.

noun, as in a person who makes deceitful pretenses

imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player

noun, as in something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on

noun, as in the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

swindle, cheat, rig

also used for fraud

scam, deceit, grift, fiddle, fraudster, trickster, bamboozler, bouncer, bullshitter, cheater, cogger

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noun

a person who makes deceitful pretenses

something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme“that book is a fraud”

intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Numerous politicians have been accused of corruption, electoral fraud and theft of public funds.AlanF_US
Many politicians have been accused of corruption, electoral fraud and theft of government money.AlanF_US
To my knowledge, he has not been involved in the fraud scheme.unknown
The directors were accused of bribe, tax fraud and forgery.CM
But above all, fraud must be punished very severely.SunnyMoon
Recently, he's come under fire for alleged tax fraud.letsgolanguages
To the best of my knowledge, he wasn't involved in that fraud scheme.CM
A couple of years ago, this book was exposed as a fraud.unknown

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as a noun