All defraud synonyms
de·fraud
D d verb defraud
- cheat — When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
- fleece — the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
- victimize — to make a victim of.
- rob — to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.
- dupe — duplicate.
- deceive — If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
- con — Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman's title.
- circumvent — If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
- swindle — to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
- burn — If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there.
- milk — cow's milk for food
- foil — to cover or back with foil.
- outwit — to get the better of by superior ingenuity or cleverness; outsmart: to outwit a dangerous opponent.
- shaft — a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
- trick — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- beguile — If something beguiles you, you are charmed and attracted by it.
- take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- cozen — to cheat or trick (someone)
- shuck — a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc.
- bamboozle — To bamboozle someone means to confuse them greatly and often trick them.
- delude — If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true.
- chouse — a person who deceives, defrauds, or tricks
- jive — swing music or early jazz.
- pilfer — steal in small amounts
- hoax — something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.
- clip — A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.
- stick — a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
- do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- do out of — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- flimflam — a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.
- rip off — a rent made by ripping; tear.
- take in — the act of taking.
- take advantage of — any state, circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favorable to success, interest, or any desired end: the advantage of a good education.
- bilk — To bilk someone out of something, especially money, means to cheat them out of it.
- victimise — to make a victim of.