hoodwink (Meaning)
hoodwink (v)
influence by slyness
conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
hoodwink (v. t.)
To blind by covering the eyes.
To cover; to hide.
To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon.
Synonyms & Antonyms of hoodwink
Synonyms:
- take in
- put on
- do a number on
- hustle
- sting
- lead one up the garden path
- burn
- fleece
- pull one's leg
- snow
- buffalo
- flimflam
- string along
- bleed
- pull the wool over one's eyes
- defraud
- mulct
- fake out
- diddle
- chisel
- have
- shortchange
- swindle
- gaff
- have on
- suck in
- gammon
- stick
- lead one down the garden path
- euchre
- snooker
Antonyms:
hoodwink Sentence Examples
- The con artist hoodwinked the elderly couple into signing over their life savings.
- The company tried to hoodwink customers into believing their product was superior.
- The politician hoodwinked voters with empty promises.
- The scammer hoodwinked the victim out of thousands of dollars.
- The magician hoodwinked the audience with his illusions.
- The defendant hoodwinked the jury into believing he was innocent.
- The illusionist hoodwinked us into believing that the trick was real.
- The fraudulent company hoodwinked investors into buying worthless stocks.
- The salesperson hoodwinked the customer into buying a product they didn't need.
- The charlatan hoodwinked the faithful into believing his false teachings.
FAQs About the word hoodwink
influence by slyness, conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an endTo blind by covering the eyes., To
deceive, fool, trick, catch, hornswoggle, humbug, bluff, tease, dupe, juggle
uncover, disclose, tell, reveal, undeceive, tell, expose, debunk, undeceive, disclose
The con artist hoodwinked the elderly couple into signing over their life savings.
The company tried to hoodwink customers into believing their product was superior.
The politician hoodwinked voters with empty promises.
The scammer hoodwinked the victim out of thousands of dollars.
