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deceived - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: deceived
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: led astray
Synonyms: fooled, taken, trapped, baited, bamboozled, betrayed, conned, culled, duped, gulled, had, hoaxed, hoodwinked, lured, played, snared, victimized
Antonyms: informed, trusted
Main Entry: deceived
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: led into an erroneous conclusion
Synonyms: deluded, misled, mistaken, misapprehending
Main Entry: deceived
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: cheated
Synonyms: defrauded, imposed upon, swindled
Main Entry: deceive
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: mislead; be dishonest
Synonyms: bamboozle*, beat, beguile, betray, bilk, burn, cheat, circumvent, clip, con, cozen, defraud, delude, disappoint, double-cross, dupe, ensnare, entrap, fake, falsify, fleece, fool, gouge, gull, hoax, hoodwink, hook*, humbug, outwit, put on, rob, scam, screw, sell, skin, swindle, take advantage of, take in, trick, victimize, beat out of, buffalo, cross up, impose upon, lead on, play joke on, pull fast one, suck in, take for, take for ride, take to cleaners
Antonyms: be honest
Main Entry: fooled
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: tricked
Synonyms: deceived, deluded, misled, bamboozled, conned, duped, flimflammed, hornswoggled, outfoxed, snowed, sucked in
Antonyms: clear, cognizant, unfooled, untricked
Main Entry: misguided
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: ill-advised, deluded
Synonyms: bearded, confused, deceived, erroneous, foolish, imprudent, indiscreet, inexpedient, injudicious, misled, misplaced, mistaken, unreasonable, unwarranted, unwise, wrong, bum-steer, disinformed, faked-out, led up the garden path, stonewalled, uncalled for
Antonyms: well-guided
Main Entry: mistaken
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: wrong, incorrect
Synonyms: at fault, confounded, confused, deceived, deluded, erroneous, fallacious, false, faulty, fooled, ill-advised, illogical, inaccurate, inappropriate, misguided, misled, misunderstanding, off base*, unadvised, unfounded, unreal, unsound, untrue, warranted, all wet, barking up wrong tree, confused with, duped, misconstrued, misinformed, misinterpreting, misjudging, off track, tricked, under wrong impression, way off, wide of mark, wrong number, wrongly identified
Antonyms: correct, exact, fair, just, precise, right, sound, true
Main Entry: cheated
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: defrauded
Synonyms: burned*, deceived, bamboozled, beguiled, bilked, conned, duped, finessed, gypped, hoodwinked, overcharged, ripped off, scammed, swindled, taken in, tricked, victimized
Main Entry: deluded
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: tricked
Synonyms: deceived, fooled, mistaken, betrayed, duped
Main Entry: misled
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: misguided
Synonyms: deceived, deluded, fooled, mistaken, tricked, wronged
Main Entry: bamboozle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: fool; cheat
Synonyms: baffle, befuddle, bilk, con, confound, confuse, deceive, defraud, delude, dupe, flimflam*, hoax, hoodwink*, hornswoggle*, mystify, perplex, puzzle, stump, swindle, trick
Antonyms: be honest
Main Entry: beguile
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: fool
Synonyms: betray, bluff, burn*, cheat, chisel, con, deceive, delude, double-cross, dupe, entice, exploit, finesse, flimflam*, gyp*, have, hoodwink*, jockey, juggle, lure, manipulate, mislead, play, rook*, scam, seduce, shave*, snow*, stick*, string along, take, take in, trick, impose on, play for a sucker, rope in, suck in
Main Entry: betray
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: be disloyal
Synonyms: abandon, be unfaithful, bite the hand that feeds you, blow the whistle*, bluff, break faith, break promise, break trust, break with, commit treason, cross, deceive, deliver up, delude, desert, double-cross, finger*, forsake, go back on, inform against, inform on, jilt, knife*, let down, mislead, play Judas, play false, seduce, sell down the river, sell out, stab in the back*, take in*, trick, turn in, turn informer, turn state's evidence, walk out on
Antonyms: be faithful, be loyal, defend, protect, support
Main Entry: bilk
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cheat
Synonyms: bamboozle*, beat, circumvent, con, deceive, defraud, disappoint, do*, fleece*, flimflam*, foil, frustrate, gyp*, overreach, rook*, ruin, snow*, swindle, thwart, trick
Antonyms: give, give away
Main Entry: burn
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cheat
Synonyms: beat, bilk, chisel, cozen, deceive, defraud, gyp, overreach, swindle, take, trick, use, ream
Antonyms: aid, help
Main Entry: cajole
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: attempt to coax; flatter
Synonyms: banter, beguile, blandish, bootlick*, brownnose*, build up, butter up*, con, crowd, deceive, decoy, delude, dupe, entice, entrap, induce, influence, inveigle, jolly, lure, maneuver, massage, mislead, oil*, push, seduce, snow*, soap*, soften, stroke, tantalize, tempt, urge, wheedle, apple polish, argue into, get around, get next to, hand a line, lay it on thick, make up to, play up to, rub the right way, soft-soap, spread it on, suck up to, sweet-talk, sweeten up, work on, work over
Antonyms: bully, force, repel
Main Entry: camouflage
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: disguise, cover
Synonyms: beard*, becloud, cloak, conceal, deceive, dim, dissemble, dissimulate, dress up, hide, mask, obfuscate, obscure, screen, veil, befog, cover up, throw on makeup
Antonyms: reveal, show, uncover
Main Entry: cheat
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: defraud, fool
Synonyms: bamboozle*, beat, beguile, bilk, bleed, bunco, burn, caboodle, chisel, con, cozen, crib, cross, deceive, defraud, delude, diddle*, do a number on, do*, double-cross, double-deal, dupe, fast talk, finagle, fleece, flimflam, fudge*, give bum steer, gouge, gyp*, hoodwink, hose, jerk around, milk, mislead, pull one's leg, ream, rip off*, rook*, rope in, sandbag, scam, screw, shaft, short, shuck, skin, snow, stiff, sucker, swindle, take, take for a ride, take in, take out, trick, trim, two-time, victimize
Main Entry: circumvent
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: fool, mislead
Synonyms: avoid, beat, beguile, bilk, bypass, cramp, crimp, deceive, detour, disappoint, dodge, dupe, elude, ensnare, entrap, escape, evade, foil, frustrate, hoodwink, outflank, outwit, overreach, prevent, queer, ruin, shun, sidestep, skirt, stave off, stump, stymie, thwart, trick, circumnavigate, get around, steer clear of, ward off
Notes: circumnavigate means to proceed completely around while circumvent means to avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing duties, questions, or issues
Antonyms: aid, allow, assist, help, permit
Main Entry: decoy
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bait, entrap
Synonyms: allure, come on, con, deceive, delude, ensnare, entice, fascinate, inveigle, lure, mislead, seduce, steer, tempt, toll, tout, trap, wile, egg one on, ensorcell, lead on, lead up garden path, mousetrap, rope in, shill, suck in
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