WHEELER-DEALERS Synonyms: 61 Similar Words

wheeler-dealers

noun

plural of wheeler-dealer

as in slicksters

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Noun

Today, all too many of us risk becoming the prey of political tricksters and knaves.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
The knights who always told the truth and the knaves who always lied.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of knaves

Noun

Of all the former rascals, Symoné has enjoyed the longest and most successful career in entertainment.

— Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
In the years since 2004’s Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Penn’s carved out a niche embodying big-talking, attention-grabbing rascals who say inappropriate things, then shrug their way through the consequences.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026

Definition of rascals

Noun

Despite the claims of any number of charlatans who prey on the American brand of cuddly benighted ignorance, the universe will not manifest an alternate reality for anyone who simply wishes for it with sufficient longing.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Ours is not a society that loathes charlatans; look who’s running things.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of charlatans

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City slickers will definitely get a bang for their buck with this place, which is a lot more spacious than a shoebox on the Upper East Side.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
During the Waleses' trip to Canada in October 1991, Diana made time between touring an AIDS hospice and a women's shelter to join William, 9, and Harry, 7, on a visit to Niagara Falls, where the trio donned rain slickers for a wet and wild voyage on the Maid of the Mist.

— Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025

Definition of slickers

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While fans can expect to see a new actor donning the cape and cowl, the future for Batman rogues gallery favorite Harley Quinn is a bit less clear.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
While mega oil and gas companies pay for some of the greatest intelligence in the world, even the world's greatest intelligence gatherers are subject to the whims of rogues with missile launchers.

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of rogues

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For example, a cynical fox character follows Hawke in the snow; little mice steal Sink’s Prada shoes; a snow lynx goes after Haoyu’s Prada bag while rabbits and bats play with Ford’s leather accessories.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
There was this book about foxes—specifically, fox families, kits—in the nonfiction section of my elementary school’s library.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of foxes

Noun

The schedule is forgivable, even by ACC standards, but a rematch on the road against Notre Dame will separate the Canes as contenders or pretenders.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Now, hardship seems to be an end in itself, a battle scar or badge of honor that distinguishes true backpackers from mere pretenders.

— Tim Brinkhof, Time, 4 May 2026

Definition of pretenders

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