Swindle (Noun)

Meaning

The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Examples

• The company's bankruptcy was the result of a massive swindle that had been going on for years.
• The investment scheme turned out to be a swindle, and many people lost their life savings.
• The government agency was accused of perpetrating a swindle on the taxpayers by misusing public funds.
• The charity was exposed as a swindle, with most of the donations going to the founder's personal bank account.
• The Ponzi scheme was a classic example of a swindle, where early investors were paid with money from later investors.

Synonyms

• Cheat
• Rig

Hyponyms

• Con
• Confidence Trick
• Con Game
• Bunco Game
• Hustle
• Gip
• Cozenage
• Bunko Game
• Confidence Game
• Thimblerig
• Sting
• Bunko
• Flimflam

Related Words

• Swindle (verb)