hoaxing (Meaning)
hoaxing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Hoax
Synonyms & Antonyms of hoaxing
Synonyms:
- misleading
- spoofing
- bamboozling
- catching
- cozening
- humbugging
- deluding
- misguiding
- misinforming
- gulling
- having on
- bluffing
- snowing
- sucking in
- burning
- conning
- snookering
- beguiling
- cheating
- stinging
- teasing
- taking in
- kidding
- gaffing
- suckering
- juggling
- having
- hoodwinking
- stringing along
- duping
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- gammoning
- bleeding
- swindling
- skinning
- hornswoggling
- mulcting
- leading one down the garden path
- squeezing
- sticking
- hustling
- flimflamming
- chiselling
- fleecing
- leading one up the garden path
- faking out
- pulling the wool over one's eyes
- putting on
- diddling
- defrauding
- doing a number on
- shortchanging
- rooking
- chiseling
- buffaloing
- pulling one's leg
Antonyms:
hoaxing Sentence Examples
- The company's marketing campaign was accused of hoaxing consumers into believing their product was more effective than it actually was.
- I'm not falling for your hoaxing; I know you're just trying to get my money.
- The scientist was caught hoaxing his research data, leading to a retraction of his paper.
- The prankster's hoaxing of the mayor caused widespread chaos in the city.
- The politician's hoaxing of his military record damaged his reputation.
- The social media platform vowed to crack down on users hoaxing about current events.
- The news article exposed the hoaxing behind a supposed alien invasion.
- The hoaxing of the celebrity's death caused widespread outrage and grief.
- The student was expelled for hoaxing a fire alarm in the dormitory.
- The charity was found to be hoaxing donors into giving money to a non-existent cause.
FAQs About the word hoaxing
of Hoax
deceiving, fooling,tricking, misleading, spoofing, bamboozling, catching, cozening, humbugging, deluding
telling, debunking, showing up, revealing, uncovering, undeceiving, debunking, revealing, undeceiving, telling
The company's marketing campaign was accused of hoaxing consumers into believing their product was more effective than it actually was.
I'm not falling for your hoaxing; I know you're just trying to get my money.
The scientist was caught hoaxing his research data, leading to a retraction of his paper.
The prankster's hoaxing of the mayor caused widespread chaos in the city.
