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swindle vs scam

scam vs swindle

swindle and scam both are nouns.

swindle and scam both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
swindle Yes No Yes No
scam Yes No Yes No
As nouns, scam is a hyponym of swindle; that is, scam is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than swindle:
  • swindle: the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
  • scam: a fraudulent business scheme
As verbs, swindle and scam are synonyms defined as:
  • swindle and scam: deprive of by deceit
Other synonyms of swindle include bunco, con, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, short-change, victimize.
swindle (noun) scam (noun)
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme a fraudulent business scheme
swindle (verb) scam (verb)
deprive of by deceit deprive of by deceit
Difference between swindle and scam

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