swindle vs goldbrick

swindle and goldbrick both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
swindle	Yes	No	Yes	No
goldbrick	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, swindle and goldbrick are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of swindle include bunco, con, defraud, diddle, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, victimize.

swindle (noun)	goldbrick (noun)
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme	anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
	a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
	an idle worthless person
	a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort

swindle (verb)	goldbrick (verb)
deprive of by deceit	avoid (one's assigned duties)
	deprive of by deceit