All shakedown synonyms

noun shakedown

• fast one — a shrewd action, especially when unscrupulous or dishonest; an unfair trick, deceitful practice, dishonest dealing, etc.: He pulled a fast one on me by paying me with a worthless check.
• chicane — a bridge or whist hand without trumps
• doublecross — To betray someone by leading them into trap after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were actually being aided.
• hosing — an act or instance of being taken advantage of or cheated.
• fraud — deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
• drill — a large, baboonlike monkey, Mandrillus leucophaeus, of western Africa, similar to the related mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored: now endangered.
• extortion — The practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.
• hocuspocus — Alternative spelling of hocus-pocus.
• homework — schoolwork assigned to be done outside the classroom (distinguished from classwork).
• legwork — work or research involving extensive walking or traveling about, usually away from one's office, as in gathering data for a book, a legal action, etc.
• knavery — action or practice characteristic of a knave.
• dupery — an act, practice, or instance of duping.
• frame up — a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person.
• bamboozlement — The act or process of bamboozling or being bamboozled.
• fraudulence — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
• barratry — (formerly) the vexatious stirring up of quarrels or bringing of lawsuits
• racket — 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.
• frame-up — a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person.
• gym — a gymnasium.