All bait and switch synonyms
bait and switch
B b noun bait and switch
- deception β Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.
- razzle-dazzle β showiness, brilliance, or virtuosity in technique or effect, often without concomitant substance or worth; flashy theatricality: The razzle-dazzle of the essay's metaphors cannot disguise its shallowness of thought.
- deceit β Deceit is behaviour that is deliberately intended to make people believe something which is not true.
- scam β a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- conspiracy β Conspiracy is the secret planning by a group of people to do something illegal.
- graft β the acquisition of money, gain, or advantage by dishonest, unfair, or illegal means, especially through the abuse of one's position or influence in politics, business, etc.
- complicity β Complicity is involvement with other people in an illegal activity or plan.
- chicanery β Chicanery is using cleverness to cheat people.
- stunt β to use in doing stunts: to stunt an airplane.
- dishonesty β lack of honesty; a disposition to lie, cheat, or steal.
- shenanigans β Usually, shenanigans. mischief; prankishness: Halloween shenanigans. deceit; trickery.
- quackery β the practice or methods of a quack.
- hoax β something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.
- cheat β When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
- cheating β an instance of rule-breaking
- double-dealing β duplicity; treachery; deception.
- con β Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman's title.
- pretense β pretending or feigning; make-believe: My sleepiness was all pretense.
- imposture β the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
- chicane β a bridge or whist hand without trumps
- dupery β an act, practice, or instance of duping.
- dodge β to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- plot β a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
- skunk β a small North American mammal, Mephitis mephitis, of the weasel family, having a black coat with a white, V -shaped stripe on the back, and ejecting a fetid odor when alarmed or attacked.
- whitewash β a composition, as of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for whitening walls, woodwork, etc.
- connivance β Connivance is a willingness to allow or assist something to happen even though you know it is wrong.
- sting β to prick or wound with a sharp-pointed, often venom-bearing organ.
- trick β a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- cahoots β partnership; league (esp in the phrases go in cahoots with, go cahoot)
- craft β You can refer to a boat, a spacecraft, or an aircraft as a craft.
- guilt β the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; culpability: He admitted his guilt.
- gyp β a male college servant, as at Cambridge and Durham.
- racket β a light bat having a netting of catgut or nylon stretched in a more or less oval frame and used for striking the ball in tennis, the shuttlecock in badminton, etc.
- flimflam β a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.
- scheme β a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
- intrigue β to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
- guiltiness β having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable: The jury found her guilty of murder.
- bunco β a swindle, esp one by confidence tricksters
- fraud β deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
- guile β insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- snow job β an attempt to deceive or persuade by using flattery or exaggeration.
verb bait and switch
- mislead β to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- deceive β If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
- misguide β to guide wrongly; misdirect.
- lie β Jonas, 1880β1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway.
- pervert β to affect with perversion.
- signify β to make known by signs, speech, or action.
- misstate β to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.
- prevaricate β to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.
- misdirect β to direct or address wrongly or incorrectly: to misdirect a person; to misdirect a letter.