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wile vs fraud

fraud vs wile

wile and fraud both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wile Yes No No No
fraud Yes No No No
As nouns, fraud is a hyponym of wile; that is, fraud is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wile:
  • wile: 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 wile include dupery, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, put-on, jugglery.
wile (noun) fraud (noun)
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
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
Difference between wile and fraud

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