quackery
The word “quackery” has 3 syllables: quack-er-y
It's pronounced as /ˈkwæk.əri/
What is synonym and antonym for quackery?
In the thesaurus, “quackery” has 59 synonyms and 16 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for quackery along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for quackery
- artfulness
- artifice
- cageyness
- caginess
- chicane
- chicanery
- craftiness
- crookedness
- crookery
- cunning
- deceit
- deceitfulness
- deception
- deceptiveness
- design
- deviousness
- dirty pool
- dirty tricks
- dishonesty
- dissimulation
- double-dealing
- dupery
- duplicity
- fakery
- foxiness
- gamesmanship
- guile
- guilefulness
- hanky-panky
- humbuggery
- hypocrisy
- imposture
- insincerity
- jiggery-pokery
- jugglery
- legerdemain
- misrepresentation
- oiliness
- plotting
- pretense
- scheming
- secrecy
- shadiness
- sharpness
- shiftiness
- shrewdness
- skulduggery
- skullduggery
- slickness
- slipperiness
- slyness
- sneakiness
- stealth
- subterfuge
- treachery
- trickery
- underhandedness
- wile
- wiliness
Antonyms for quackery
- artlessness
- candidness
- candor
- directness
- forthrightness
- frankness
- guilelessness
- honesty
- ingenuousness
- openness
- plainness
- plainspokenness
- reality
- sincerity
- truth
- truthfulness
Meanings of quackery
- noun
- The practice of fraudulent medicine, usually in order to make money or for ego gratification and power; health fraud.
- An instance of practicing fraudulent medicine.
Example Sentences
- She was wary of medical quackery and sought reputable healthcare professionals.
- The government implemented strict regulations to curb the spread of health-related quackery.
- The online market was flooded with products claiming miraculous cures, but most were just blatant quackery.
- Despite warnings, some people still fall prey to the allure of dubious health supplements and quackery.
- The investigative report exposed the fraudulent practices of a group involved in promoting medical quackery.
On this page you'll find 75 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to quackery, such as: artfulness, artifice, artlessness, cageyness, caginess, candidness, candor.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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bait and switch
- Ponzi
- U-turn
- about-face
- about-turn
- bait-and-switch
- bill of goods
- boiler room
- bunco
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- mousetrap
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- pretense
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- put on
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- put on false front
- put up a smokescreen
- quackery
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- razzle-dazzle
- recantation
- reconsideration
- renunciation
- repudiation
- retraction
- retreat
- reversal
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- second thought
- sharp practice
- shell game
- shenanigans
- shilly-shallying
- signify
- skin game
- skunk
- snow job
- sting
- string along
- stunt
- swindle
- swindling
- switcheroo
- trick
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- turnaround
- underhandedness
- vacillation
- volte-face
- wabbling
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gamesmanship
- action
- angle
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- artifice
- bettering
- bit
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- brainchild
- cageyness
- caginess
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- chicane
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- child
- competition
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- con
- craftiness
- crookedness
- crookery
- cunning
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- deceptiveness
- design
- device
- deviousness
- dirty pool
- dirty tricks
- dishonesty
- dissimulation
- dodge
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- dupery
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- fairness
- fakery
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- forthrightness
- foxiness
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- gimmick
- goodness
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- guile
- guilefulness
- hanky-panky
- honesty
- honor
- honorableness
- humbuggery
- hypocrisy
- imposture
- insincerity
- intrigue
- jiggery-pokery
- jugglery
- layout
- legerdemain
- little game
- maneuver
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- oiliness
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- plan
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- quackery
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- sincerity
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- slant
- slickness
- slipperiness
- slyness
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- subterfuge
- switch
- treachery
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- twist
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- virtue
- wile
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jiggery-pokery
- artfulness
- artifice
- cageyness
- caginess
- chicane
- chicanery
- craftiness
- crookedness
- crookery
- cunning
- deceit
- deceitfulness
- deception
- deceptiveness
- design
- deviousness
- dirty pool
- dirty tricks
- dishonesty
- dissimulation
- double-dealing
- dupery
- duplicity
- fakery
- foxiness
- gamesmanship
- guile
- guilefulness
- hanky-panky
- humbuggery
- hypocrisy
- imposture
- insincerity
- jugglery
- legerdemain
- oiliness
- plotting
- quackery
- scheming
- secrecy
- shadiness
- sharpness
- shiftiness
- shrewdness
- skulduggery
- skullduggery
- slickness
- slipperiness
- slyness
- sneakiness
- stealth
- subterfuge
- treachery
- trickery
- underhandedness
- wile
- wiliness
oiliness
- artfulness
- artifice
- cageyness
- caginess
- chicane
- chicanery
- craftiness
- crookedness
- crookery
- cunning
- deceit
- deceitfulness
- deception
- deceptiveness
- design
- deviousness
- dirty pool
- dirty tricks
- dishonesty
- dissimulation
- double-dealing
- dupery
- duplicity
- fakery
- foxiness
- gamesmanship
- guile
- guilefulness
- hanky-panky
- humbuggery
- hypocrisy
- imposture
- insincerity
- jiggery-pokery
- jugglery
- legerdemain
- plotting
- quackery
- scheming
- secrecy
- shadiness
- sharpness
- shiftiness
- shrewdness
- skulduggery
- skullduggery
- slickness
- slipperiness
- slyness
- sneakiness
- stealth
- subterfuge
- treachery
- trickery
- underhandedness
- wile
- wiliness