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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Synonyms for Confidence game
Decoy and confidence game are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Decoy" instead a noun phrase "Confidence game".
Decoy
Decoy noun - Something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed.
Confidence game and decoy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Confidence game" instead a noun "Decoy".
Nearby Words: decoyed, decoying
Related pairs
- trick and confidence game
- trick and decoy
- deception and confidence game
- deception and decoy
- trap and confidence game
- trap and decoy
- stratagem and confidence game
- stratagem and decoy
- ruse and confidence game
- ruse and decoy
- catch and confidence game
- catch and decoy
- snare and confidence game
- snare and decoy
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