Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun quackery

2 senses of quackery

Sense 1
quackery, empiricism -- (medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings)
       => medical practice -- (the practice of medicine)

Sense 2
charlatanism, quackery -- (the dishonesty of a charlatan)
       => dishonesty, knavery -- (lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing)