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hoodwink

(hʊdwɪŋk)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense hoodwinks, present participle hoodwinking, past tense, past participle hoodwinked

verb

If someone hoodwinks you, they trick or deceive you.

People expect others to be honest, which is why conmen find it so easy to hoodwinkpeople. [VERB noun]

Many people are hoodwinked by the so-called beauty industry. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: deceive, trick, fool, cheat More Synonyms of hoodwink

hoodwink in British English

(ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk)

verb (transitive)

to dupe; trick

2. obsolete

to cover or hide

Derived forms

hoodwinker (ˈhoodˌwinker)

noun

Word origin

C16: originally, to cover the eyes with a hood, blindfold

hoodwink in American English

(ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk)

verb transitive

1. Archaic

to blindfold

to mislead or confuse by trickery; dupe

Word origin

hood1 + wink

Synonyms of 'hoodwink'

deceive, trick, fool, cheat

More Synonyms of hoodwink

(verb) in the sense of deceive

Definition

to trick or deceive

Many people are hoodwinked by the so-called beauty industry.

Synonyms

deceive

He has deceived and disillusioned us all.

trick

He'll be upset when he finds out how you tricked him.

fool

Art dealers fool a lot of people.

cheat

He cheated people out of their life savings.

con (informal)

He claimed that the businessman had conned him out of his life savings.

kid (informal)

Are you sure you're not kidding me?

I'm just kidding.

mislead

Ministers knowingly misled the public.

hoax

He recently hoaxed a number of celebrities.

dupe

Some of the offenders duped the psychologists.

gull (archaic)

Consumers are no longer so easily gulled into paying extra for a designer label.

delude

We delude ourselves that we are in control.

swindle

He swindled investors out of millions of pounds.

rook (slang)

bamboozle (informal)

He was bamboozled by conmen.

take (someone) for a ride (informal)

lead up the garden path (informal)

sell a pup

pull a fast one on (informal)

cozen

befool

scam (slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bamboozle

Definition

to cheat

He was bamboozled by conmen.

Synonyms

cheat,

do (informal),

kid (informal),

skin (slang),

trick,

fool,

take in (informal),

con (informal),

stiff,

sting (informal),

mislead,

rip off (slang),

thwart,

deceive,

fleece,

hoax,

defraud,

dupe,

beguile,

gull (archaic),

delude,

swindle,

stitch up (slang),

victimize,

hoodwink,

double-cross (informal),

diddle (informal),

take for a ride (informal),

do the dirty on (British, informal),

bilk,

pull a fast one on (informal),

cozen

in the sense of befool

Synonyms

fool,

trick,

cheat,

con,

mislead,

impose on,

hoax,

dupe,

beguile,

delude,

outwit,

humbug,

bamboozle (informal),

hoodwink,

cozen (literary)

in the sense of cheat

Definition

to defraud

He cheated people out of their life savings.

Synonyms

deceive,

skin (slang),

trick,

fool,

take in (informal),

con (informal),

stiff (slang),

sting (informal),

mislead,

rip off (slang),

fleece,

hoax,

defraud,

dupe,

beguile,

gull (archaic),

do (informal),

swindle,

stitch up (slang),

victimize,

bamboozle (informal),

hoodwink,

double-cross (informal),

diddle (informal),

take for a ride (informal),

bilk,

pull a fast one on (informal),

screw (informal),

finagle (informal),

cozen,

scam (slang)

Nearby words of
hoodwink

hood
hoodlum
hoodoo
hoodwink
hoof
hook
hook something or someone up

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单词	hoodwink
释义	Trends of hoodwink View usage for: hoodwink (hʊdwɪŋk) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense hoodwinks, present participle hoodwinking, past tense, past participle hoodwinked verb If someone hoodwinks you, they trick or deceive you. People expect others to be honest, which is why conmen find it so easy to hoodwinkpeople. [VERB noun] Many people are hoodwinked by the so-called beauty industry. [VERB noun] Synonyms: deceive, trick, fool, cheat More Synonyms of hoodwink hoodwink in British English (ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk) verb (transitive) 1. to dupe; trick 2. obsolete to cover or hide Derived forms hoodwinker (ˈhoodˌwinker) noun Word origin C16: originally, to cover the eyes with a hood, blindfold hoodwink in American English (ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk) verb transitive 1. Archaic to blindfold 2. to mislead or confuse by trickery; dupe Word origin hood1 + wink Synonyms of 'hoodwink' deceive, trick, fool, cheat More Synonyms of hoodwink (verb) in the sense of deceive Definition to trick or deceive Many people are hoodwinked by the so-called beauty industry. Synonyms deceive He has deceived and disillusioned us all. trick He'll be upset when he finds out how you tricked him. fool Art dealers fool a lot of people. cheat He cheated people out of their life savings. con (informal) He claimed that the businessman had conned him out of his life savings. kid (informal) Are you sure you're not kidding me? I'm just kidding. mislead Ministers knowingly misled the public. hoax He recently hoaxed a number of celebrities. dupe Some of the offenders duped the psychologists. gull (archaic) Consumers are no longer so easily gulled into paying extra for a designer label. delude We delude ourselves that we are in control. swindle He swindled investors out of millions of pounds. rook (slang) bamboozle (informal) He was bamboozled by conmen. take (someone) for a ride (informal) lead up the garden path (informal) sell a pup pull a fast one on (informal) cozen befool scam (slang) Additional synonyms in the sense of bamboozle Definition to cheat He was bamboozled by conmen. Synonyms cheat, do (informal), kid (informal), skin (slang), trick, fool, take in (informal), con (informal), stiff, sting (informal), mislead, rip off (slang), thwart, deceive, fleece, hoax, defraud, dupe, beguile, gull (archaic), delude, swindle, stitch up (slang), victimize, hoodwink, double-cross (informal), diddle (informal), take for a ride (informal), do the dirty on (British, informal), bilk, pull a fast one on (informal), cozen in the sense of befool Synonyms fool, trick, cheat, con, mislead, impose on, hoax, dupe, beguile, delude, outwit, humbug, bamboozle (informal), hoodwink, cozen (literary) in the sense of cheat Definition to defraud He cheated people out of their life savings. Synonyms deceive, skin (slang), trick, fool, take in (informal), con (informal), stiff (slang), sting (informal), mislead, rip off (slang), fleece, hoax, defraud, dupe, beguile, gull (archaic), do (informal), swindle, stitch up (slang), victimize, bamboozle (informal), hoodwink, double-cross (informal), diddle (informal), take for a ride (informal), bilk, pull a fast one on (informal), screw (informal), finagle (informal), cozen, scam (slang) Nearby words of hoodwink hood hoodlum hoodoo hoodwink hoof hook hook something or someone up Synonyms of 'hoodwink' hoodwink Explore 'hoodwink' in the dictionary
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