What is another word for confidence trick?
Pronunciation:
[ kˈɒnfɪdəns tɹˈɪk], [ kˈɒnfɪdəns tɹˈɪk], [ k_ˈɒ_n_f_ɪ_d_ə_n_s t_ɹ_ˈɪ_k]
Related words: confidence tricks, sleight of hand tricks, street magic tricks, card tricks, fooling people, fooling people into believing something
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Synonyms for Confidence trick:
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n.
• Bunco Game • bunco • bunko • bunko game • con- con .
- bait-and-switch ,
- boiler room ,
- con job ,
- flimflam ,
- hustle ,
- ponzi ,
- rip-off ,
- ripoff ,
- shell game ,
- skin game ,
- sting .
- gyp .
Other relevant words:
- ado ,
- adulterous ,
- affect ,
- agitate ,
- antic ,
- appliance ,
- articulated lorry ,
- ass ,
- assume ,
- assumed ,
- baffle ,
- bang ,
- barb ,
- be intimate ,
- beam ,
- beam of light ,
- bearded darnel ,
- bed ,
- beguile ,
- beguiler ,
- betray ,
- bite ,
- blackjack ,
- blind ,
- bonk ,
- break ,
- budge ,
- burn ,
- bustle ,
- bustle about ,
- cabal ,
- calamus ,
- caper ,
- careen ,
- carriage ,
- change ,
- change over ,
- channelise ,
- channelize ,
- cheat on ,
- cheater ,
- chemise ,
- chess ,
- chicane ,
- chisel ,
- chiseler ,
- chiseller ,
- choke ,
- chouse ,
- circumvent ,
- cock ,
- confederacy ,
- confidence trick ,
- conjuration ,
- conjuring trick ,
- connive ,
- contraption ,
- convenience ,
- convict ,
- cozenage ,
- cross ,
- cuckold ,
- darnel ,
- deceiver ,
- defraud ,
- devisal ,
- diaphysis ,
- dick ,
- diddle ,
- dig ,
- direct ,
- dirty ,
- dishonesty ,
- dislodge ,
- displacement ,
- dissemble ,
- dissembling ,
- dissimulation ,
- dissonance ,
- do it ,
- dodging ,
- double-crossing ,
- drive in ,
- duck ,
- dupery ,
- duty period ,
- eff ,
- elude ,
- envenom ,
- equipage ,
- evade ,
- evasive action ,
- fake ,
- faker ,
- false ,
- falsification ,
- fascinate ,
- fast one ,
- fault ,
- feign ,
- feigning ,
- fictitious ,
- fictive ,
- fishing gear ,
- fishing rig ,
- fishing tackle ,
- flim-flam ,
- flurry ,
- fob ,
- foil ,
- foul ,
- fox ,
- fracture ,
- fraudulence ,
- fraudulent scheme ,
- fret ,
- frustrate ,
- fuck ,
- fucking ,
- fudge ,
- fuss ,
- gadget ,
- gambit ,
- gaoler ,
- gazump ,
- geological fault ,
- get it on ,
- get laid ,
- getup ,
- gibe ,
- gimmick ,
- gismo ,
- gizmo ,
- goldbrick ,
- gouger ,
- grifter ,
- guide ,
- guile ,
- guise ,
- have a go at it ,
- have intercourse ,
- have it away ,
- have it off ,
- have sex ,
- head ,
- heave ,
- hedge ,
- heist ,
- hocus-pocus ,
- hook ,
- hornswoggle ,
- humbug ,
- hump ,
- illegitimate enterprise ,
- illusion ,
- impersonation ,
- imposter ,
- impostor ,
- inmate ,
- insect bite ,
- irradiation ,
- jailer ,
- jailor ,
- jazz ,
- jest ,
- jibe ,
- jockey ,
- joke ,
- jollify ,
- juggle ,
- know ,
- lance ,
- lash-up ,
- laugh ,
- lead by the nose ,
- learn ,
- legerdemain ,
- lie with ,
- light beam ,
- love ,
- lurch ,
- magic ,
- magic trick ,
- make happy ,
- make love ,
- make merry ,
- make out ,
- make-believe ,
- maneuver ,
- manipulate ,
- manoeuver ,
- memorise ,
- memorize ,
- misapplication ,
- misappropriation ,
- monkey ,
- mulct ,
- muzzle ,
- nobble ,
- noise ,
- nookie ,
- nooky ,
- operate ,
- outfit ,
- overcharge ,
- pang ,
- parry ,
- pecker ,
- peculation ,
- personate ,
- piece of ass ,
- piece of tail ,
- pitch ,
- play ,
- play a joke on ,
- play a trick on ,
- play false ,
- play tricks ,
- pluck ,
- plume ,
- point ,
- poisonous substance ,
- portray ,
- pose ,
- postiche ,
- prank ,
- pressure ,
- pretend ,
- pretended ,
- pretender ,
- pretending ,
- pretense ,
- pretension ,
- pretext ,
- prick ,
- prison guard ,
- pseud ,
- pseudo ,
- pull a fast one on ,
- pull someone's leg ,
- pull the wool over someone's eyes ,
- put off ,
- put on ,
- put-on ,
- putz ,
- queer ,
- quill ,
- quip ,
- racquet ,
- ray ,
- ray of light ,
- reposition ,
- retch ,
- revel ,
- rigging ,
- rip ,
- rob ,
- role player ,
- roll ,
- roll in the hay ,
- rook ,
- rotating shaft ,
- sack ,
- scape ,
- scheme ,
- scotch ,
- screw propeller ,
- screwing ,
- semi ,
- set ,
- set up ,
- shaft of light ,
- shag ,
- shammer ,
- shear ,
- sheepskin ,
- shenanigan ,
- shift key ,
- shifting ,
- shimmy ,
- shirk ,
- short-change ,
- shot ,
- shrink from ,
- shtup ,
- sidestep ,
- simulate ,
- simulated military operation ,
- simulation ,
- skirt ,
- skulduggery ,
- skullduggery ,
- slam ,
- sleep together ,
- sleep with ,
- slicker ,
- slickness ,
- slip ,
- snow ,
- soak ,
- spear ,
- spoil ,
- steal ,
- steer ,
- stick ,
- stinging ,
- stir ,
- strangle ,
- suffocate ,
- surcharge ,
- swindler ,
- switch ,
- switching ,
- tackle ,
- tactic ,
- tactical maneuver ,
- tactics ,
- tamper ,
- tare ,
- tear away ,
- tear off ,
- teddy ,
- thimblerig ,
- thwart ,
- tilt ,
- tinker ,
- tool ,
- toxicant ,
- toy ,
- tractor trailer ,
- trailer truck ,
- transfer ,
- transformation ,
- transmutation ,
- trickster ,
- trucking rig ,
- turnkey ,
- turnout ,
- twinge ,
- twist ,
- two-timing ,
- unsporting ,
- unsportsmanlike ,
- victimize ,
- violin ,
- wander ,
- wassail ,
- whoop it up ,
- whoremaster ,
- whoremonger ,
- widget ,
- wobble ,
- woolen ,
- woollen ,
- work shift ,
- yard bird ,
- yardbird .
- Defrauding ,
- Gloze ,
- Subreption ,
- Swindling ,
- Thimblerigging ,
- artifice ,
- cheat ,
- cheating ,
- chicanery ,
- con trick ,
- conspiracy ,
- contrivance ,
- deceit ,
- deception ,
- defalcation ,
- device ,
- dodge ,
- double cross ,
- embezzlement ,
- fiddle ,
- fraud ,
- hoax ,
- imposture ,
- intrigue ,
- knavery ,
- machination ,
- manoeuvre ,
- misrepresentation ,
- ploy ,
- pretence ,
- racket ,
- rip off ,
- ruse ,
- scam ,
- sham ,
- sharp practice ,
- shift ,
- stratagem ,
- subterfuge ,
- swindle ,
- swizz ,
- swizzle ,
- trickery ,
- wile .
How to use "Confidence trick" in context?
When most people hear the word "confidence trick," they instantly think of unscrupulous individuals trying to take advantage of others by exploiting their lack of confidence. But there's a more general definition of the term that includes any tactic used to deceive somebody. In this article, we'll be focusing on the more superficial meaning of the term, which is a deceptive attempt to trick someone's confidence.
Before we can understand why confidence tricks are deceptions, we first need to understand why people feel confident in the first place. Our sense of confidence is influenced by a number of factors, including our self-view and the opinions of others.
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