dupe
1 of 4noun (1)
ˈdüp 
also ˈdyüp
: one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool
dupe
2 of 4verb (1)
duped; duping
transitive verb
: to deceive or cheat easily : to make a dupe (see dupe entry 1) of
was duped into buying a counterfeit
duper noun
dupe
3 of 4noun (2)
plural dupes
informal
: duplicate
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Stephen Kingdupe
4 of 4verb (2)
duped; duping; dupes
transitive + intransitive
informal
: duplicate, copy
dupe a disc
The video quality was degraded by repeated duping.
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- chump
- gull
- mug [chiefly British]
- patsy
- pigeon
- pushover
- sap
- soft touch
- sucker
- tool
Verb (1)
- bamboozle
- beguile
- bluff
- buffalo
- burn
- catch
- con
- cozen
- deceive
- delude
- fake out
- fool
- gaff
- gammon
- gull
- have
- have on [chiefly British]
- hoax
- hoodwink
- hornswoggle
- humbug
- juggle
- misguide
- misinform
- mislead
- snooker
- snow
- spoof
- string along
- suck in
- sucker
- take in
- trick
Noun (2)
- carbon
- carbon copy
- clone
- copy
- dummy
- duplicate
- duplication
- facsimile
- imitation
- mock
- reduplication
- replica
- replication
- reproduction
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Verb (1) They duped her out of $300. we were duped into thinking the dummy was a real alien
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1) and Verb (1)
French, from Middle French duppe, probably alteration of huppe hoopoe
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1681, in the meaning defined above
Verb (1)
1704, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
circa 1900, in the meaning defined above
Verb (2)
1912, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
dupe 1 of 2
noun
ˈdüp
ˈdyüp
: a person who has been or is easily deceived or cheated
dupe
2 of 2verb
duped; duping
: trick entry 2
Don't be duped into giving them money.
dupes 1 of 3
noun (1)
as in suckers
one who is easily deceived or cheated an explanation of how the swindler was able to escape with all of the dupe's money Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- suckers
- patsies
- victims
- tools
- chumps
- fools
- targets
- gulls
- pigeons
- saps
- soft touches
- losers
- pushovers
- lunatics
- idiots
- morons
- simps
- schlemiels
- laughingstocks
- monkeys
- dolts
- dopes
- imbeciles
- mocks
- mugs
- nincompoops
- geese
- derisions
- nitwits
- simpletons
- blockheads
- mockeries
- ninnies
- jackasses
- dunces
- dummies
- butts
- cat's-paws
- turkeys
- schlubs
- shlemiels
- boobies
- shlubs
- dodos
- half-wits
- schnooks
- schlumps
- marks
- dumbbells
- dodoes
- yo-yos
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- swindlers
- sharpers
- tricksters
- cheaters
- cheats
- sharks
- dodgers
- defrauders
- slickers
- confidence men
- hoaxers
- cozeners
dupes
2 of 3noun (2)
as in copies
something that is made to look exactly like something else he built a dupe of the original model, which is locked in a vault Synonyms & Similar Words
- copies
- reproductions
- replicas
- imitations
- duplicates
- clones
- versions
- replications
- facsimiles
- mocks
- duplications
- carbon copies
- dummies
- counterfeits
- fakes
- forgeries
- knockoffs
- carbons
- phoneys
- phonies
- shadows
- reduplications
- reconstructions
- simulations
- rip-offs
- prints
- miniatures
- rubber stamps
- shams
- reincarnations
- semblances
- impressions
- likenesses
- approximations
- images
- spares
- re-creations
- imprints
- mock-ups
- extras
- reserves
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- originals
- archetypes
- prototypes
dupes
3 of 3verb
as in fools
to cause to believe what is untrue we were duped into thinking the dummy was a real alien Synonyms & Similar Words
- fools
- tricks
- deceives
- suckers
- kids
- hoaxes
- hoodwinks
- humbugs
- deludes
- gulls
- cons
- cozens
- strings along
- misleads
- bluffs
- spoofs
- bamboozles
- gaffs
- cheats
- teases
- buffaloes
- misinforms
- stings
- misguides
- juggles
- snows
- catches
- gammons
- beguiles
- hornswoggles
- snookers
- has on
- sucks in
- leads one up the garden path
- has
- leads one down the garden path
- fakes out
- burns
- takes in
- swindles
- pulls one's leg
- does a number on
- pulls the wool over one's eyes
- defrauds
- fleeces
- chisels
- sticks
- skins
- mulcts
- rooks
- hustles
- shortchanges
- diddles
- puts on
- flimflams
- bleeds
- euchres
- squeezes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- reveals
- exposes
- unmasks
- uncovers
- debunks
- undeceives
- discloses
- tells
- divulges
- shows up
- disillusions
- disabuses
- unveils
- uncloaks
- disenchants