Confidence game
Confidence game noun - A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property.
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Deceit and confidence game are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Deceit" instead a noun phrase "Confidence game".
Deceit
Deceit noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.
Confidence game and deceit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Confidence game" instead a noun "Deceit".
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- trick and confidence game
- trick and deceit
- deception and confidence game
- deception and deceit
- stratagem and confidence game
- stratagem and deceit
- ruse and confidence game
- ruse and deceit
- artifice and confidence game
- artifice and deceit
- con and confidence game
- con and deceit
- swindle and confidence game
- swindle and deceit
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