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Synonyms for fraud

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 1, FoothillsActions

the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

The whole scheme turned out to be an elaborate fraud.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

cheat

Same sentence, swapped: The whole scheme turned out to be an elaborate cheat.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for fraud as it is used in the sentence above.

imposter
appearance
disguise

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Closest first: other actions words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

firenoun, verbfiringthe act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemyFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line fitadjective, nounseton the point of or strongly disposedFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line fixnoun, verblocationa determination of the place where something isFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line flyingnounflightan instance of traveling by airFoothills assistnounhelpthe activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purposeTreelineHas a reason line attacknounapproachideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situationFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line attemptnounattackthe act of attackingFoothillsHas a reason line gainnounincreasea quantity that is addedFoothillsHas a reason line

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