Synonyms for quackery
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The practice of fraudulent medicine, usually in order to make money or for ego gratification and power; health fraud.
Related words
- Word family
- quack
Forms
- Plural
- quackeries → pseudo-medicines, empiricisms, humbugs, charlatanisms…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| quackery | falling | |
| empiricism | rising | |
| charlatanism | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- humbug2
- 10 letters
- empiricism5
- 12 letters
- charlatanism
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (humbug2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- charlatanisme
- Deutsch
- Scharlatanerie