Synonyms of quacks

quacks

noun

plural of quack

as in frauds

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 & Similar Words

• frauds
• fakes
• pretenders
• charlatans
• shams
• deceivers
• mountebanks
• fakers
• impostors
• misleaders
• humbugs
• actors
• phonies
• fakirs
• operators
• counterfeiters
• ringers
• hoaxers
• quacksalvers
• imitators
• copycats
• dissemblers
• skinners
• mimics
• swindlers
• impersonators
• poseurs
• tricksters
• scammers
• sharpers
• dodgers
• bluffers
• fraudsters
• duper
• defrauders
• scamsters
• sharpies
• feigners
• cozeners

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• professionals
• experts
• masters
• authorities
• adepts
• wizards
• virtuosos
• aces
• maestros
• past masters
• whizzes
• crackerjacks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quacks

Scientists who disagreed with him, even those from Harvard and Oxford universities, were considered quacks. — Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

But let’s circle back to TV‘s patron saint of affable, oft–insidious quacks. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025

Automatic ducking doesn't add quacks to your soundtrack. — PC Magazine, 15 Nov. 2025

As experts departed, quacks arrived. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025

Medallion’s Derek Lo figures that his software can cut through the system’s redundancies, slashing the time and cost of paperwork designed to prevent quacks from practicing medicine and safeguard patients that’s spiraled into something burdensome. — Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025