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Synonyms for quack
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Princeton's WordNet
quacknoun
an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
Antonyms:
qualifiedquackadjective
the harsh sound of a duck
Antonyms:
qualifiedquack(a)verb
medically unqualified
"a quack doctor"
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qualifiedquackverb
utter quacking noises
"The ducks quacked"
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qualifiedquackverb
act as a medical quack or a charlatan
Antonyms:
qualified
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
quackadjective
Synonyms:
empirical, charlatanic, quackishquacknoun
Synonyms:
charlatan, empiric, pretender, mountebank
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
quack
Synonyms:
noun Charlatan, mountebank
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#8412 | hack | |
#26688 | healer | |
#40223 | quack | |
#50882 | humbug | |
#55561 | pretender | |
#69823 | imposter | |
#108894 | charlatan | |
#113197 | empiric |
How to use quack in a sentence?
Sigmund Freud was a half baked Viennese quack. Our literature, culture, and the the films of Woody Allen would be better today if Freud had never written a word.
Orthodox medicine has not found an answer to your complaint. However, luckily for you, I happen to be a quack.
Translations for quack
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- بطبطةArabic
- rappe, kvaksalver, rapDanish
- Quacksalber, QuakenGerman
- κομπογιαννίτης, αλμπάνης, τσαρλατάνος, πα παGreek
- matasanos, curandero, cuac, charlatánSpanish
- prääksEstonian
- huijari, puoskari, kvaak, vaakkuaFinnish
- gvagg, kvaggFaroese
- charlatan, coin-coin, cancanerFrench
- vrácIrish
- háp, hápogHungarian
- շառլատանArmenian
- quaccarInterlingua
- svikari, guss, andagagg, gussa, fúskari, skottu-, svika-, skottulæknir, gagga, fals-, falsari, loddariIcelandic
- pataccaro, empirico, qua qua, imbonitore, ciarlatano, mediconzoloItalian
- クェッ クェッ, ガーガーと鳴く, ガー ガー, ガヤガヤしゃべる, やぶ医者, ペテン師, クワッ クワッ, もぐりの医者Japanese
- pharmacopolam circumforaneumLatin
- keakea, kēkēMāori
- квакMacedonian
- wakMalay
- charlatan, kwak, kwakzalver, kwaken, kwakzalverenDutch
- medyk, kwa, kwakać, konował, szarlatanPolish
- grassitar, grasnir, gracitar, curandeiro, mata-sanos, charlatão, quac, grasnarPortuguese
- mac, măcăitură, mac-mac, măcăi, măcănit, măcăitRomanian
- кря-кря, шарлатан, кряканье, крякнуть, крякатьRussian
- kvacksalvare, kvack, kvackaSwedish
- vak, vaklamakTurkish
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