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guile vs fraud

fraud vs guile

guile and fraud both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
guile Yes No No No
fraud Yes No No No
As nouns, fraud is a hyponym of guile; that is, fraud is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than guile:
  • guile: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
  • fraud: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
Other hyponyms of guile include dupery, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, put-on, jugglery.
guile (noun) fraud (noun)
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
the quality of being crafty something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
Difference between guile and fraud

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