BILK: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BILK?

Need another word that means the same as “bilk”? Find 25 synonyms and 30 related words for “bilk” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Bilk” are: elude, evade, baffle, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart, swindle, defraud, deceive, trick, dupe, hoodwink, gull, avoid, get away from, dodge, flee, escape, escape from, run from, run away from

Bilk as a Verb

Definitions of "Bilk" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bilk” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.
• Obtain (money) fraudulently.
• Cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money.
• Evade; elude.
• Obtain or withhold money from (someone) unfairly or by deceit; cheat or defraud.
• Escape, either physically or mentally.
• Evade payment to.

Synonyms of "Bilk" as a verb (25 Words)

avoid	Refrain from doing something. Avoid excessive exposure to the sun.
baffle	Be a mystery or bewildering to. An unexplained occurrence that baffled everyone.
cross	Cause to intersect or lie crosswise. Michele sat back and crossed her arms.
deceive	Cause someone to believe an untruth. I didn t intend to deceive people into thinking it was French champagne.
defraud	Deprive of by deceit. She defrauded the customers who trusted her.
dodge	Move quickly to one side or out of the way. The child dodged the teacher s blow.
dupe	Deceive; trick. The newspaper was duped into publishing an untrue story.
elude	Escape from or avoid (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skilful or cunning way. Sleep still eluded her.
escape	Interrupt an operation by means of the escape key. Two burglars have just escaped from prison.
escape from	Flee; take to one’s heels; cut and run.
evade	Escape or avoid (someone or something), especially by guile or trickery. Sleep still evaded her.
flee	Run away from (someone or something. He was forced to flee the country.
foil	Cover or back with foil. Their rivals were foiled by the weather.
frustrate	Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of. The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather.
get away from	Irritate.
gull	Make a fool or dupe of.
hoodwink	Deceive or trick. Staff were hoodwinked into thinking the cucumber was a sawn off shotgun.
run away from	Move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way.
run from	Run, stand, or compete for an office or a position.
scotch	Wedge (someone or something) somewhere. Feudal power in France was scotched though far from killed.
spoil	Alter from the original. I ve got some ham that ll spoil if we don t eat it tonight.
swindle	Obtain (money) fraudulently. He was said to have swindled 62 5 million from the state owned cement industry.
thwart	Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of. The government had been able to thwart all attempts by opposition leaders to form new parties.
trick	Deceive somebody. Many people have been tricked by villains with false identity cards.

Usage Examples of "Bilk" as a verb

• Some businesses bilk thousands of dollars from unsuspecting elderly consumers.
• Government waste has bilked the taxpayer of billions of dollars.
• He bilked his creditors.

Associations of "Bilk" (30 Words)

bamboozle	Cheat or fool. He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well.
bogus	Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance. A bogus insurance claim.
cheat	An act of cheating a fraud or deception. She cheated death in a spectacular crash.
conspiracy	The action of plotting or conspiring. A conspiracy to destroy the government.
cozen	Be false to; be dishonest with. Do not think to cozen your contemporaries.
deceit	A misleading falsehood. Hypocrisy and deceit were anathema to her.
deceive	(of a thing) give (someone) a mistaken impression. I didn t intend to deceive people into thinking it was French champagne.
deception	A misleading falsehood. Obtaining property by deception.
deceptive	Giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading. Deliberately deceptive packaging.
defraud	Deprive of by deceit. She defrauded the customers who trusted her.
delude	Make (someone) believe something that is not true. Too many theorists have deluded the public.
dupe	Fool or hoax. The newspaper was duped into publishing an untrue story.
faithless	Without religious faith. Her faithless lover.
fluke	Flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor. Their victory was a bit of a fluke.
fraud	A person who makes deceitful pretenses. He was convicted of fraud.
fraudulent	Intended to deceive – S.T.Coleridge. Fraudulent share dealing.
hoax	Subject to a playful hoax or joke. The evidence had been planted as part of an elaborate hoax.
hoodwink	Influence by slyness. Staff were hoodwinked into thinking the cucumber was a sawn off shotgun.
liar	A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly. The man was a notorious liar.
motivator	Something that provides a reason or stimulus to do something. She was a great motivator of people and very energetic.
mulct	Deprive of by deceit. A rapacious old woman who would never miss the few dollars mulcted of her.
perfidy	Betrayal of a trust. It was an example of his perfidy.
perpetrate	Carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action. Perpetrate a crime.
phony	A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives.
scam	Deprive of by deceit. A guy that scams old pensioners out of their savings.
swindle	The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme. He swindled me out of my inheritance.
treacherous	Tending to betray especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans. Memory is particularly treacherous.
trick	A prostitute’s client. I thought I saw a flicker of emotion but it was probably a trick of the light.
trickery	The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them. The dealer resorted to trickery.
victim	A living creature killed as a religious sacrifice. Sacrificial victims for the ritual festivals.