racket — OAT · Shobdo

racket

noun

1 the engine makes the most incredible racket:

noise, din, hubbub, clamor, row, uproar, hullabaloo, tumult, commotion, rumpus, fracas, pandemonium, clangor, brouhaha, disturbance;

crash, clatter, clash, babble, shouting, yelling, babel;

West Indian bangarang.

2 informal he was accused of masterminding a gold-smuggling racket:

criminal activity, illegal scheme/enterprise, fraud, fraudulent scheme, swindle, bit of sharp practice;

informal game, scam, rip-off;

British, informal ramp;

North American, informal shakedown.