dupers
Those who deceive
People who deceive or trick others.
A duper pulls off a dupe—a con artist is a professional duper, while anyone who successfully fools someone else becomes one temporarily: The dupers had convinced dozens of elderly victims to hand over their savings.
The word carries connotations of deliberate manipulation rather than innocent misunderstanding.
People who cheat others
- swindlersDeceivers who steal through trickery
- scammersPeople who defraud others
- fraudstersPeople who deceive for gain
- trickstersThose who mislead deliberately
cheaters · hoaxers · deceivers · manipulators · grifters · charlatans · impostors · hustlers
Overconfidence from incompetence
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
- pleasureHappy, satisfied feeling
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
narcissism · manipulation · gaslighting · contempt · smugness · gratification · sociopathy · enjoyment
con artists
People who cheat others
- swindlersDeceivers who steal through trickery
- scammersPeople who defraud others
- fraudstersPeople who deceive for gain
tricksters · cheaters · hoaxers · deceivers · manipulators · grifters · charlatans · impostors · hustlers · flimflammers
Dunning-Kruger
Overconfidence from incompetence
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
- pleasureHappy, satisfied feeling
superiority · narcissism · manipulation · gaslighting · contempt · smugness · gratification · sociopathy · enjoyment · power
dupershonest brokers
Impartial third-party facilitators
truth-tellers · straight shooters · whistleblowers · reliable sources · straight talkers
- super duperEmphatically, enthusiastically great