All quack synonyms
quack
Q q noun quack
- charlatan β You describe someone as a charlatan when they pretend to have skills or knowledge that they do not really possess.
- fraud β deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
- con artist β A con artist is someone who tricks other people into giving them their money or property.
- fake β to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- sham β something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- pretender β a person who pretends, especially for a dishonest purpose.
- actor β An actor is someone whose job is acting in plays or films. 'Actor' in the singular usually refers to a man, but some women who act prefer to be called 'actors' rather than 'actresses'.
- bum β Someone's bum is the part of their body which they sit on.
- cheat β When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
- counterfeit β Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people.
- counterfeiter β made in imitation so as to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; not genuine; forged: counterfeit dollar bills.
- faker β anything made to appear otherwise than it actually is; counterfeit: This diamond necklace is a fake.
- four-flusher β a person who makes false or pretentious claims; bluffer.
- humbug β something intended to delude or deceive.
- impostor β a person who practices deception under an assumed character, identity, or name.
- mountebank β A person who deceives others, especially in order to trick them out of their money; a charlatan.
- phony β not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
- play-act β to engage in make-believe.
- pseudo β not actually but having the appearance of; pretended; false or spurious; sham.
- put-on β an act or instance of putting someone on.
- shammer β a person who shams.
- shark β a person who preys greedily on others, as by cheating or usury.
- sharp β having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- simulator β a person or thing that simulates.
- slicker β a smooth or slippery place or spot or the substance causing it: oil slick.
- whip β to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
- bunco artist β a confidence trickster or con artist
- flimflammer β a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.
- hoser β a person who is considered unintelligent or uncouth, especially a beer-drinking man.
- quacksalver β a quack doctor.
verb quack
- cry β When you cry, tears come from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt.
- sing out β to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
- nicker β a person or thing that nicks.
- croak β When a frog or bird croaks, it makes a harsh, low sound.
- baying β a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.
- moo β MUD Object Oriented
- nickering β neigh.
- cackle β If someone cackles, they laugh in a loud unpleasant way, often at something bad that happens to someone else.
- blathering β foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.
- meow β the characteristic sound a cat makes.
- caw β When a bird such as a crow or a rook caws, it makes a loud harsh sound.
- whinny β to utter the characteristic cry of a horse; neigh.
adjective quack
- dissembling β to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of: to dissemble one's incompetence in business.
- pretended β Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit: pretend diamonds.
- simulated β to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- dishonest β not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person.
- false β not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- fraudulent β characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- pretentious β characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- unprincipled β lacking or not based on moral scruples or principles: an unprincipled person; unprincipled behavior.