| Main Entry: | hoodwink |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deceive |
Synonyms: |
bamboozle*, beat out of, bilk, bluff, buffalo, burn, cheat, con, defraud, double-cross, dupe, fake, fleece, fool, gull, gyp, hoax, hornswoggle, kid, mislead, pull a fast one, pull the wool over one's eyes, scam, screw, suck in, swindle, take advantage of, take for a ride, take to the cleaners, trick, victimize |
| Main Entry: | mislead |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give someone the wrong idea, information |
Synonyms: |
bait, beguile, betray, bilk, bluff, bunk, cheat, cozen, deceive, defraud, delude, double-cross, dupe, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entice, fool, fudge, gull, hoax, hoodwink*, hose, illude, inveigle, juggle, lead astray, lead on, lie, lure, misdirect, misguide, misinform, misrepresent, outwit, overreach, pervert, pull wool over eyes, put on*, rip off, rook, rope in, scam, seduce, shaft, snow*, take in, tempt, trick, victimize |
Antonyms: |
advise, counsel, guard, lead, protect |
| Main Entry: | take in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deceive, fool |
Synonyms: |
beguile, betray, bilk, bluff, cheat, con, defraud, delude, do*, double-cross, dupe, flimflam, four-flush, gull, hoodwink, lie, mislead, pull wool over eyes, swindle, trick |