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quack

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of quack

one who makes false claims of identity or expertise

don't bother to see that guy, as I've heard he's a quack with no actual training

Synonyms of quack

charlatan, fake, faker, fakir, fraud, hoaxer, humbug, impostor (or imposter), mountebank, phony (also phoney), pretender, quacksalver, ringer, sham

Words Related to quack

copycat, imitator, impersonator, mimic

actor, bluffer, counterfeiter, deceiver, dissembler, duper, feigner, misleader, operator, trickster

cozener, defrauder, dodger, fraudster [chiefly British], scammer, scamster, sharper, sharpie (or sharpy), skinner, swindler

Near Antonyms of quack

ace, adept, authority, crackerjack (also crackajack), expert, maestro, master, past master, professional, virtuoso, whiz, wizard

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