trumped-upadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌtrʌmptˈʌp/us/ˌtrʌmptˈʌp/deliberately based on false information so that someone will be accused of doing something wrong and punished:
She was imprisoned on trumped-up corruption charges.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cheating & tricking
- a numbers game idiom
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- fleece
- gag
- honeyfuggle
- hoodwink
- impersonate
- jape
- jiggery-pokery
- poison
- ruse
- scam
- scammer
- screw
- sell sb a bill of goods idiom
- shaft
- wool
See more results »