fraud vs confidence game

confidence game vs fraud

fraud and confidence game both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fraud	Yes	No	No	No
confidence game	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, confidence game is a hyponym of fraud; that is, confidence game is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fraud:

fraud: the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
confidence game: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

Other hyponyms of fraud include cozenage, scam, bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence trick, flimflam, hustle, sting, gip, gyp, pyramiding, holdout, swiz, shell game, thimblerig.

fraud (noun)	confidence game (noun)
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person	a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
a person who makes deceitful pretenses

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