duping (Meaning)
duping (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Dupe
Synonyms & Antonyms of duping
Synonyms:
- gammoning
- having on
- pulling one's leg
- skinning
- taking in
- snowing
- beguiling
- diddling
- mulcting
- buffaloing
- bleeding
- putting on
- hornswoggling
- squeezing
- fleecing
- leading one down the garden path
- defrauding
- pulling the wool over one's eyes
- chiseling
- rooking
- leading one up the garden path
- doing a number on
- sticking
- flimflamming
- hustling
- faking out
- chiselling
- shortchanging
- swindling
Antonyms:
duping Sentence Examples
- The scammer was adept at duping people out of their money with his elaborate scheme.
- The snake oil salesman peddled his worthless elixir by duping gullible customers.
- The politician's empty promises and slick rhetoric were just a way of duping voters.
- The con artist duped the elderly woman into signing over her life savings.
- The company duped its customers by selling them a product that was not as advertised.
- The duping of innocent people is a despicable and harmful act.
- The magician duped the audience with his incredible tricks and illusions.
- The gambler duped his opponents into thinking he was bluffing when he actually had a winning hand.
- The child duped his parents into letting him stay up late by pretending to be sick.
- The duping of the public by unscrupulous individuals is a serious problem that needs to be addressed.
FAQs About the word duping
of Dupe
deceiving,tricking, fooling, hoaxing, having, humbugging, catching, stinging, cozening, stringing along
uncovering, debunking, disclosing, debunking, divulging, revealing, revealing, disclosing, divulging, unmasking
The scammer was adept at duping people out of their money with his elaborate scheme.
The snake oil salesman peddled his worthless elixir by duping gullible customers.
The politician's empty promises and slick rhetoric were just a way of duping voters.
The con artist duped the elderly woman into signing over her life savings.
