Antonyms for stack the deck
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : stak |
| Phonetic Transcription : stæk |
Definition of stack the deck
Origin :- c.1300, "pile, heap, or group of things," from Old Norse stakkr "haystack" (cf. Danish stak, Swedish stack "heap, stack"), from Proto-Germanic *stakkoz, from PIE *stognos- (cf. Old Church Slavonic stogu "heap," Russian stog "haystack," Lithuanian stokas "pillar"), from root *steg- "pole, stick" (see stake (n.)). Meaning "set of shelves on which books are set out" is from 1879. Used of the chimneys of factories, locomotives, etc., since 1825.
- As in victimize : verb cheat, fool
- As in fix : verb prepare, plan ahead
Synonyms for stack the deck
- arrange
- bamboozle
- burn
- chisel
- clip
- con
- cozen
- deceive
- defraud
- discriminate against
- dispose
- dupe
- exploit
- fleece
- flimflam
- frame
- gull
- have it in for
- hoax
- hoodwink
- immolate
- persecute
- pick on
- pigeon
- prearrange
- precontrive
- predesign
- preorder
- preplan
- prey on
- put up
- rig
- rope in
- screw
- set up
- snow
- stack the deck
- stiff
- sting
- sucker
- swindle
- take advantage of
- trick
- use
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