palm off

The phrase “palm off” has 2 syllables: palm off

It's pronounced as /pɑːm ɔf/


What is synonym and antonym for palm off?

In the thesaurus, “palm off” has 20 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for palm off along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for palm off

  • compel to accept
  • counterfeit
  • distort
  • entail
  • fake
  • falsify
  • fob off
  • foist
  • force
  • forge
  • impose
  • inflict
  • insert fraudulently
  • misrepresent
  • palm
  • pass off
  • pull a fast one
  • put off
  • sneak in
  • wish

Meanings of palm off

  • verb
    1. To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.

Example Sentences

  • The street vendor tried to palm off fake designer handbags as genuine.
  • He attempted to palm off his old computer as brand new to his unsuspecting colleague.
  • The salesman was caught trying to palm off inferior quality products on his customers.
  • She refused to palm off responsibility for the mistake onto her coworker.
  • The scammer tried to palm off worthless stocks onto unsuspecting investors.

On this page you'll find 20 synonyms or another words to palm off, such as: compel to accept, counterfeit, distort, entail, fake, falsify, fob off.

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

Related Words

keep clear of

  • avert
  • avoid
  • ban
  • bar
  • bilk
  • bypass
  • circumvent
  • cold-shoulder
  • cut
  • debar
  • decline
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  • have no part of
  • have nothing to do with
  • hide out
  • keep away from
  • miss
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  • palm off
  • parry
  • pass up
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  • scape
  • scorn
  • shake
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  • skirt
  • snub
  • stall
  • stand aloof from
  • stay clear of
  • stay shy of
  • steer clear of
  • thwart
  • turn back on

palm

  • abut
  • adhere
  • adjoin
  • annex
  • appendage
  • apperceive
  • appropriate
  • arrest
  • bays
  • be in contact
  • bind
  • blowout
  • blue-ribbon
  • booty
  • border
  • borrow
  • bottle up
  • brush
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  • butt on
  • cache
  • capture
  • caress
  • carry
  • catch
  • chaplet
  • check
  • cherish
  • citation
  • clasp
  • cleave
  • clench
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  • cling
  • clutch
  • come together
  • communicate
  • conceal
  • confine
  • conquest
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  • coronal
  • counterfeit
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  • crown
  • cup
  • dab
  • decoration
  • deposit
  • detain
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  • ditch
  • duke
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  • embrace
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  • examine
  • explore
  • extremity
  • fake
  • falsify
  • feel
  • feel up
  • festoon
  • filch
  • fin
  • finesse
  • finger
  • fist
  • fob off
  • foist
  • fondle
  • force
  • forge
  • freeze to
  • frisk
  • fumble
  • glance
  • gold
  • gold star
  • grapple
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  • guerdon
  • handle
  • hang on
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  • honors
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  • join
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  • keep to oneself
  • keep under wraps
  • keepsake
  • kiss
  • landslide
  • laugher
  • laurel
  • laurels
  • lay a finger on
  • liberate
  • lick
  • lift
  • line
  • lock up
  • maintain
  • make a pretense of
  • manhandle
  • manipulate
  • march
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  • maul
  • medal
  • meet
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  • misrepresent
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  • moonlight
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  • not let go
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  • palm off
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  • pat
  • paw
  • perceive
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  • pinch
  • plant
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  • possess
  • press
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  • push
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  • reach
  • reminder
  • requisition
  • restrain
  • retain
  • ribbon
  • rip off
  • rob
  • romp
  • rub
  • run hands over
  • runaway
  • scrounge
  • scrutinize
  • seclude
  • secure
  • seize
  • send forth
  • sense
  • shaker
  • shroud
  • shutout
  • sip
  • smooth
  • snare
  • snatch
  • souvenir
  • spoils
  • squeaker
  • squeeze
  • squirrel
  • stash
  • stash away
  • stay put
  • stick
  • stonewall
  • stow
  • strike
  • stroke
  • subjugation
  • success
  • suck
  • sweep
  • sweep under rug
  • swipe
  • tag
  • take
  • takeover
  • tap
  • taste
  • test
  • thieve
  • thumb
  • tickle
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  • token
  • toy
  • toy with
  • trammel
  • triumph
  • try
  • twiddle
  • vanquishing
  • veil
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  • victory
  • vise
  • walk off with
  • walkaway
  • walkover
  • whitewash
  • wield
  • win
  • wish
  • withhold
  • work off
  • wreath
  • wring

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