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Synonyms for quack
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 1 vote

  1. quack

    Synonyms:
    empiric, mountebank, charlatan, imposter, pretender, humbug

    Antonyms:
    dupe, gull, victim

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. quacknoun

    an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice

    Antonyms:
    qualified

  2. quackadjective

    the harsh sound of a duck

    Antonyms:
    qualified

  3. quack(a)verb

    medically unqualified

    "a quack doctor"

    Antonyms:
    qualified

  4. quackverb

    utter quacking noises

    "The ducks quacked"

    Antonyms:
    qualified

  5. quackverb

    act as a medical quack or a charlatan

    Antonyms:
    qualified

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. quacknoun

    Synonyms:
    charlatan, empiric, mountebank, impostor, pretender, HUMBUG

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words4.0 / 1 vote

  1. quackadjective

    Synonyms:
    empirical, charlatanic, quackish

  2. quacknoun

    Synonyms:
    charlatan, empiric, pretender, mountebank

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "quack":

    charlatan, hack, healer

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 0 votes

  1. quack

    Synonyms:
    noun Charlatan, mountebank

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How to use quack in a sentence?

  1. Ian Shoales:

    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.

  2. Richter cartoon caption:

    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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