Synonyms for snake oil

Most common

humbug · nostrum

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A fraudulent, ineffective potion or nostrum; panacea.

Example sentences

• humbug My profession? Poet and humbug.
• nostrum Mary dismissed the diet plan as just another fashionable nostrum.

By length

6 letters

humbug²

7 letters

nostrum

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (humbug² = 2 syllables).