confidence game

noun

A swindle in which the mark, or victim, is defrauded after their trust has been won.

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Meanings

nounconfidence game (plural confidence games)

plural confidence games

  1. A swindle in which the mark, or victim, is defrauded after their trust has been won.

    Synonyms: con game, grift

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA swindle in which the mark, or victim, is defrauded after their trust has been won.

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con gamegrift

More synonyms by meaning

nouna swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

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Broader
swindlecheatrig
Also see
buncoconconfidence trickcon gameflimflamhustlesting

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

confidence game. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confidence%20game

MLA

“confidence game.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confidence%20game. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “confidence game,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confidence%20game.

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