fraud
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
Types & categories
- crime hypernym
- barratry hyponym
- identity theft hyponym
- mail fraud hyponym
- election fraud hyponym
- constructive fraud hyponym
- extrinsic fraud hyponym
- fraud in fact hyponym
- fraud in the factum hyponym
- fraud in the inducement hyponym
- intrinsic fraud hyponym
- swindle hyponym
Sense 2 noun
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
Types & categories
- beguiler hypernym
- name dropper hyponym
- ringer hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | crime |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | barratry |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | identity theft |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mail fraud |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | election fraud |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | constructive fraud |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | extrinsic fraud |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fraud in fact |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fraud in the factum |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fraud in the inducement |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | intrinsic fraud |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | swindle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pretend |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bullshit |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fake |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pretend |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sham |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fudge |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sham |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fake |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | beguiler |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | name dropper |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ringer |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | cod |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | hoax |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | humbug |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | deceitful |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | chicanery |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | goldbrick |