Crookery and Fraud

Crookery

Crookery noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.
Usage example: the dealer encouraged his sales reps to engage in crookery of all sorts, so long as it sold cars

Fraud and crookery are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fraud" instead a noun "Crookery".

Fraud

Fraud noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.
Usage example: charges that he had gained control of his elderly mother's estate by fraud

Crookery and fraud are semantically related. You can use "Crookery" instead a noun "Fraud".

Nearby Word: fraudster
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Fraud and Crookery. (2017). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crookery/fraud
Crookery & Fraud. N.p., 2017. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crookery/fraud>.
Fraud or Crookery. 2017. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crookery/fraud.
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