gammon

The word “gammon” has 2 syllables: gam-mon

It's pronounced as /ˈɡæmən/


What is synonym and antonym for gammon?

In the thesaurus, “gammon” has 75 synonyms and 16 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for gammon

  • bamboozle
  • beguile
  • bleed
  • bluff
  • buffalo
  • burn
  • catch
  • cheat
  • chicane
  • chisel
  • con
  • cozen
  • deceive
  • defraud
  • delude
  • diddle
  • do a number on
  • dupe
  • euchre
  • fake out
  • femur
  • flank
  • fleece
  • flimflam
  • fool
  • frame
  • gaff
  • groin
  • gull
  • ham
  • have
  • have on
  • hoax
  • hock
  • hoodwink
  • hornswoggle
  • humbug
  • hustle
  • juggle
  • kid
  • lead one down the garden path
  • lead one up the garden path
  • loins
  • misguide
  • misinform
  • mislead
  • mulct
  • murphy
  • pancetta
  • play games with
  • pork
  • pork slab
  • porkbellies
  • put on
  • rasher
  • rook
  • run a game on
  • set up
  • shortchange
  • skin
  • snooker
  • snow
  • sowbelly
  • spoof
  • squeeze
  • stick
  • sting
  • string along
  • suck in
  • sucker
  • swindle
  • take for a ride
  • take in
  • tease
  • trick

Antonyms for gammon

  • be honest
  • debunk
  • disabuse
  • disclose
  • disenchant
  • disillusion
  • divulge
  • expose
  • reveal
  • show up
  • tell
  • uncloak
  • uncover
  • undeceive
  • unmask
  • unveil

Meanings of gammon

  • noun
    1. A cut of quick-cured pork leg.
    2. A victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not borne off a single stone.
    3. Backgammon (the game itself).
    4. A rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning).
    5. Chatter, ridiculous nonsense.
    6. A middle-aged or older right-wing, reactionary white man, or such men collectively.
  • verb
    1. To cure bacon by salting.
    2. To beat by a gammon (without the opponent bearing off a stone).
    3. To lash with ropes (on a ship).
    4. To deceive; to lie plausibly to.

Example Sentences

  • In traditional British cuisine, gammon is often served with pineapple or fried eggs.
  • The pub's menu featured a hearty dish of gammon steak served with mashed potatoes and vegetables.
  • During the holiday season, families gather around the table to enjoy slices of glazed gammon.
  • The chef prepared a succulent gammon roast, seasoned with herbs and spices for added flavor.
  • At the butcher's shop, customers lined up to purchase freshly cut portions of gammon for their weekend dinners.

On this page you'll find 91 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gammon, such as: bamboozle, be honest, beguile, bleed, bluff, buffalo, burn.

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

Related Words

gaffed

  • able
  • adapted
  • adjusted
  • all bases covered
  • all set
  • all systems go
  • arranged
  • available
  • bamboozled
  • beat
  • beguiled
  • betrayed
  • bilked
  • bitched
  • bled
  • bluffed
  • buffaloed
  • burned
  • burnt
  • caught
  • cheated
  • chiseled
  • chiselled
  • choused
  • clipped
  • conned
  • cozened
  • deceived
  • defrauded
  • deluded
  • did
  • did a number on
  • did in
  • diddled
  • disposed
  • double-crossed
  • duped
  • euchred
  • exploited
  • extorted
  • faked out
  • fast-talked
  • fiddled
  • fit
  • fixed
  • fleeced
  • flimflammed
  • fooled
  • framed
  • gammoned
  • gouged
  • groomed
  • gulled
  • had
  • had on
  • handy
  • hoaxed
  • hoodwinked
  • hornswoggled
  • hosed
  • humbugged
  • hustled
  • in order
  • in readiness
  • inclined
  • juggled
  • kidded
  • led one down the garden path
  • led one up the garden path
  • milked
  • minded
  • misguided
  • misinformed
  • misled
  • mulcted
  • nicked
  • nobbled
  • of a mind
  • on guard
  • overcharged
  • planned
  • plucked
  • predisposed
  • prepped
  • primed
  • processed
  • psyched-up
  • put on
  • qualified
  • reamed
  • rehearsed
  • rigged
  • ripped off
  • rooked
  • screwed
  • set
  • set-up
  • sewed-up
  • shook down
  • shortchanged
  • shorted
  • skinned
  • skunked
  • snookered
  • snowed
  • soaked
  • sold a bill of goods to
  • spoofed
  • squeezed
  • stacked
  • stiffed
  • strung along
  • stuck
  • stung
  • sucked in
  • suckered
  • swindled
  • teased
  • thimblerigged
  • took for a ride
  • took in
  • took to the cleaners
  • tricked
  • up
  • up on
  • victimized
  • willing
  • wired
  • wrenched
  • wrested
  • wrung

fakes out

  • bamboozles
  • beguiles
  • bleeds
  • bluffs
  • buffaloes
  • burns
  • catches
  • cheats
  • chisels
  • cons
  • cozens
  • deceives
  • defrauds
  • dekes
  • deludes
  • diddles
  • dodges
  • does a number on
  • dupes
  • euchres
  • evades
  • fakes
  • fleeces
  • flimflams
  • fools
  • gaffs
  • gammons
  • gulls
  • has
  • has on
  • hoaxes
  • hoodwinks
  • hornswoggles
  • humbugs
  • hustles
  • juggles
  • jukes
  • kids
  • leads one down the garden path
  • leads one up the garden path
  • misguides
  • misinforms
  • misleads
  • mulcts
  • pump-fakes
  • puts on
  • rooks
  • shortchanges
  • sidesteps
  • skins
  • slips
  • snookers
  • snows
  • spoofs
  • squeezes
  • sticks
  • stings
  • strings along
  • stutter-steps
  • suckers
  • sucks in
  • swindles
  • takes in
  • teases
  • tricks

deceives

  • bamboozle
  • bamboozles
  • beat
  • beat out of
  • beguile
  • beguiles
  • betray
  • bilk
  • bleeds
  • bluffs
  • buffalo
  • buffaloes
  • burn
  • burns
  • catches
  • cheat
  • cheats
  • chisels
  • circumvent
  • clip
  • con
  • cons
  • cozen
  • cozens
  • cross up
  • defraud
  • defrauds
  • delude
  • deludes
  • diddles
  • disappoint
  • does a number on
  • double-cross
  • dupe
  • dupes
  • ensnare
  • entrap
  • euchres
  • fake
  • fakes out
  • falsify
  • fleece
  • fleeces
  • flimflams
  • fool
  • fools
  • gaffs
  • gammons
  • gouge
  • gull
  • gulls
  • has
  • has on
  • hoax
  • hoaxes
  • hoodwink
  • hoodwinks
  • hook
  • hornswoggles
  • humbug
  • humbugs
  • hustles
  • impose upon
  • juggles
  • kids
  • lead on
  • leads one down the garden path
  • leads one up the garden path
  • misguides
  • misinforms
  • misleads
  • mulcts
  • outwit
  • play joke on
  • pull fast one
  • put on
  • puts on
  • rob
  • rooks
  • scam
  • screw
  • sell
  • shortchanges
  • skin
  • skins
  • snookers
  • snows
  • spoofs
  • squeezes
  • sticks
  • stings
  • strings along
  • suck in
  • suckers
  • sucks in
  • swindle
  • swindles
  • take advantage of
  • take for
  • take for ride
  • take in
  • take to cleaners
  • takes in
  • teases
  • trick
  • tricks
  • victimize

gaffing

  • bamboozling
  • beating
  • beguiling
  • betraying
  • bilking
  • bitching
  • bleeding
  • bluffing
  • buffaloing
  • burning
  • catching
  • cheating
  • chiseling
  • chiselling
  • chousing
  • clipping
  • conning
  • cozening
  • deceiving
  • defrauding
  • deluding
  • diddling
  • doing
  • doing a number on
  • doing in
  • double-crossing
  • duping
  • euchring
  • exploiting
  • extorting
  • faking out
  • fast-talking
  • fiddling
  • fleecing
  • flimflamming
  • fooling
  • gammoning
  • gouging
  • gulling
  • having
  • having on
  • hoaxing
  • hoodwinking
  • hornswoggling
  • hosing
  • humbugging
  • hustling
  • juggling
  • kidding
  • leading one down the garden path
  • leading one up the garden path
  • milking
  • misguiding
  • misinforming
  • misleading
  • mulcting
  • nicking
  • nobbling
  • overcharging
  • plucking
  • putting on
  • reaming
  • ripping off
  • rooking
  • screwing
  • selling a bill of goods to
  • shaking down
  • shortchanging
  • shorting
  • skinning
  • skunking
  • snookering
  • snowing
  • soaking
  • spoofing
  • squeezing
  • sticking
  • stiffing
  • stinging
  • stringing along
  • suckering
  • sucking in
  • swindling
  • taking for a ride
  • taking in
  • taking to the cleaners
  • teasing
  • thimblerigging
  • tricking
  • victimizing
  • wrenching
  • wresting
  • wringing

faked out

  • bamboozled
  • bearded
  • beguiled
  • bled
  • bluffed
  • buffaloed
  • bum-steer
  • burned
  • burnt
  • caught
  • cheated
  • chiseled
  • chiselled
  • confused
  • conned
  • cozened
  • deceived
  • defrauded
  • deked
  • deluded
  • did a number on
  • diddled
  • disinformed
  • dodged
  • duped
  • erroneous
  • euchred
  • evaded
  • faked
  • fleeced
  • flimflammed
  • fooled
  • foolish
  • gaffed
  • gammoned
  • gulled
  • had
  • had on
  • hoaxed
  • hoodwinked
  • hornswoggled
  • humbugged
  • hustled
  • imprudent
  • indiscreet
  • inexpedient
  • injudicious
  • juggled
  • juked
  • kidded
  • led one down the garden path
  • led one up the garden path
  • led up the garden path
  • misguided
  • misinformed
  • misled
  • misplaced
  • mistaken
  • mulcted
  • pump-faked
  • put on
  • rooked
  • shortchanged
  • sidestepped
  • skinned
  • slipped
  • snookered
  • snowed
  • spoofed
  • squeezed
  • stonewalled
  • strung along
  • stuck
  • stung
  • stutter-stepped
  • sucked in
  • suckered
  • swindled
  • teased
  • took in
  • tricked
  • uncalled for
  • unreasonable
  • unwarranted
  • unwise
  • wrong

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