crookery
- noun
- /ˈkrʊkəri/
:
fraude
- The charity was a front for crookery, defrauding donors out of thousands of dollars.
Examples
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His conviction was based on evidence of extensive crookery in his business dealings.
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It is the result of deliberate GOP crookery at the party leadership level.
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The investigation uncovered a network of crookery involving multiple scams.
Synonyms
577
4.0
Deceiving someone to get money or an unfair advantage
355
4.8
Dishonest or illegal actions by people in power, like taking bribes
187
2.1
An act of tricking someone to get an unfair advantage
117
3.7
Bad actions that break the law or moral rules
46
3.2
Actions like lying, cheating, or stealing
46
5.3
An illegal, violent, or dishonest action that suggests a crime
27
4.9
To use dishonest ways to cheat people
12
6.0
Secret dishonest actions that harm or make someone look bad, often in politics and business
8
9.3
Tricks people use to deceive others to get money or advantage
8
8.6
Secret or dishonest actions that try to cheat people
6
9.9
Dishonest actions that try to trick people to get something
4
5.6
Dishonest actions in business or money matters
2
7.0
Secret actions that are dishonest or unfair to get what you want
1
8.7
Dishonest behaviour that aims to get money or other unfair personal gain
1
9.8
Secret dishonest actions to get an unfair advantage
1
6.9
Dishonest or secret behavior that seems against the law
1
8.1
Being dishonest and unfair in a way that harms others
1
6.3
Dishonest behavior in business or money matters
1
6.9
Dishonest behavior by a person or group
1
7.1
Dishonest behavior of pretending one thing but doing another
1
6.2
A habit of being dishonest and breaking rules to get money or power
Dishonest actions that try to trick people
Something that seems wrong, unsafe, or not honest
A habit of ignoring right and wrong and being dishonest to get what you want
Antonyms
How Dishonest
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Crookery comes from crook meaning 'a thief' and the ending -ery that can mean 'action or practice', like cookery for cooking. That's why crookery can mean dishonest action such as cheating or fraud.