bait and switch

The phrase “bait and switch” has 3 syllables: bait and switch

It's pronounced as /beɪt ænd swɪtʃ/


What is synonym and antonym for bait and switch?

In the thesaurus, “bait and switch” has 114 synonyms and 9 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for bait and switch along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for bait and switch

  • Ponzi
  • U-turn
  • about-face
  • about-turn
  • bait-and-switch
  • bill of goods
  • boiler room
  • bunco
  • bunco game
  • bunko
  • cahoots
  • cheat
  • cheating
  • chicane
  • chicanery
  • complicity
  • con
  • con game
  • con job
  • confidence trick
  • connivance
  • conspiracy
  • cover up
  • craft
  • deceit
  • deceive
  • denial
  • diddling
  • disaffirmance
  • disavowal
  • dishonesty
  • disinform
  • disownment
  • dodge
  • double cross
  • double-cross
  • double-dealing
  • double-talk
  • doublespeak
  • dupery
  • fast shuffle
  • flam
  • flimflam
  • flip-flop
  • fourberie
  • fraud
  • fraudulence
  • fraudulent artifice
  • funny business
  • graft
  • guile
  • guilt
  • guiltiness
  • hesitation
  • hoax
  • hustle
  • imposture
  • indecision
  • intrigue
  • irresolution
  • lead astray
  • lie
  • misdirect
  • misguide
  • mislead
  • misstate
  • mousetrap
  • pervert
  • plot
  • pretense
  • prevaricate
  • put on
  • put on an act
  • put on false front
  • put up a smokescreen
  • quackery
  • racket
  • razzle-dazzle
  • recantation
  • reconsideration
  • renunciation
  • repudiation
  • retraction
  • retreat
  • reversal
  • ripoff
  • scam
  • scheme
  • second thought
  • sharp practice
  • shell game
  • shenanigans
  • shilly-shallying
  • signify
  • skin game
  • skunk
  • snow job
  • sting
  • string along
  • stunt
  • swindle
  • swindling
  • switcheroo
  • trick
  • turnabout
  • turnaround
  • underhandedness
  • vacillation
  • volte-face
  • wabbling
  • wavering
  • whitewash
  • wobbling
  • wrong steer

Antonyms for bait and switch

  • frankness
  • honesty
  • inform
  • openness
  • reality
  • straighten
  • tell all
  • truth
  • truthfulness

Example Sentences

  • The shady salesman attempted a bait and switch tactic by advertising one product but offering another.
  • Consumers were outraged when they realized they had fallen victim to a bait and switch scheme at the electronics store.
  • The company's reputation suffered after numerous complaints of bait and switch practices surfaced online.
  • To avoid being deceived by a bait and switch tactic, it's essential to thoroughly research products before making a purchase.
  • The legislation aimed to crack down on businesses engaging in bait and switch tactics to protect consumers from deceitful practices.

On this page you'll find 123 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to bait and switch, such as: Ponzi, U-turn, about-face, about-turn, bait-and-switch, bill of goods, boiler room.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

reversals

  • U-turns
  • about-faces
  • about-turns
  • bait and switches
  • breakdowns
  • changes of heart
  • collapses
  • comedowns
  • crashes
  • declines
  • denials
  • descents
  • disaffirmances
  • disappointments
  • disavowals
  • disownments
  • downfalls
  • downs
  • falls
  • flip-flops
  • frustrations
  • hesitations
  • indecisions
  • irresolutions
  • knocks
  • lapses
  • letdowns
  • meltdowns
  • recantations
  • recessions
  • reconsiderations
  • regressions
  • relapses
  • renunciations
  • repudiations
  • retractions
  • retreats
  • retrogressions
  • reverses
  • reversions
  • ruins
  • second thoughts
  • setbacks
  • switcheroos
  • turnabouts
  • turnarounds
  • undoings
  • vacillations
  • volte-faces
  • wabblings
  • wobblings

about-turns

  • U-turns
  • about-faces
  • bait and switches
  • changes of heart
  • denials
  • disaffirmances
  • disavowals
  • disownments
  • flip-flops
  • hesitations
  • indecisions
  • irresolutions
  • recantations
  • reconsiderations
  • renunciations
  • repudiations
  • retractions
  • retreats
  • reversals
  • second thoughts
  • switcheroos
  • turnabouts
  • turnarounds
  • vacillations
  • volte-faces
  • wabblings
  • wobblings

about-face

  • 180 degree turn
  • U-turn
  • about-turn
  • abrogate
  • annul
  • arc
  • arch
  • backtrack
  • bait and switch
  • bend
  • bow
  • break
  • change
  • change in direction
  • change of heart
  • changeabout
  • circle
  • coil
  • countermand
  • crook
  • curl
  • curve
  • cut
  • denial
  • deviate
  • disaffirmance
  • disavowal
  • disownment
  • double
  • doubleback
  • flip-flop
  • hesitation
  • hook
  • indecision
  • irresolution
  • loop
  • overturn
  • overturning
  • pivot
  • policy change
  • recantation
  • reconsideration
  • renunciation
  • repeal
  • repudiation
  • rescind
  • retraction
  • retreat
  • reversal
  • reverse
  • revert
  • revoke
  • round
  • second thought
  • sheer
  • shilly-shallying
  • skew
  • slew
  • slue
  • spiral
  • stray
  • strike down
  • sweep
  • swerve
  • switch
  • switcheroo
  • turn
  • turnabout
  • turnaround
  • twist
  • vacillation
  • veer
  • volte-face
  • wabbling
  • wander
  • waver
  • wavering
  • weave
  • wheel
  • wind
  • wobbling
  • yaw
  • zag
  • zig
  • zigzag

about-turn

  • U-turn
  • about-face
  • bait and switch
  • change of heart
  • denial
  • disaffirmance
  • disavowal
  • disownment
  • flip-flop
  • hesitation
  • indecision
  • irresolution
  • recantation
  • reconsideration
  • renunciation
  • repudiation
  • retraction
  • retreat
  • reversal
  • second thought
  • shilly-shallying
  • switcheroo
  • turnabout
  • turnaround
  • vacillation
  • volte-face
  • wabbling
  • wavering
  • wobbling

about-faces

  • U-turns
  • about-turns
  • abrogates
  • annuls
  • arches
  • arcs
  • backtracks
  • bait and switches
  • bends
  • bows
  • breaks
  • changes of heart
  • circles
  • coils
  • countermands
  • crooks
  • curls
  • curves
  • cuts
  • denials
  • deviates
  • disaffirmances
  • disavowals
  • disownments
  • flip-flops
  • hesitations
  • hooks
  • indecisions
  • irresolutions
  • loops
  • overturns
  • pivots
  • recantations
  • reconsiderations
  • renunciations
  • repeals
  • repudiations
  • rescinds
  • retractions
  • retreats
  • reversals
  • reverses
  • reverts
  • revokes
  • rounds
  • second thoughts
  • sheers
  • skews
  • slews
  • slues
  • spirals
  • strays
  • strikes down
  • sweeps
  • swerves
  • switcheroos
  • switches
  • turnabouts
  • turnarounds
  • turns
  • twists
  • vacillations
  • veers
  • volte-faces
  • wabblings
  • wanders
  • wavers
  • weaves
  • wheels
  • winds
  • wobblings
  • yaws
  • zags
  • zigs
  • zigzags

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