hoodwinked (Meaning)
hoodwinked
to deceive by false appearance, blindfold, hide
Synonyms & Antonyms of hoodwinked
Synonyms:
- chiselled
- skinned
- stuck
- led one down the garden path
- pulled the wool over one's eyes
- defrauded
- squeezed
- burned
- mulcted
- took in
- faked out
- bled
- fleeced
- had
- did a number on
- flimflammed
- diddled
- rooked
- pulled one's leg
- euchred
- shortchanged
- hustled
- swindled
- had on
- chiseled
- gammoned
- led one up the garden path
- put on
Antonyms:
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hoodwinked Sentence Examples
- The cunning salesman hoodwinked the elderly woman into purchasing a worthless product.
- The corrupt politician hoodwinked the voters with empty promises, securing reelection.
- The swindler hoodwinked several wealthy investors, absconding with their life savings.
- The hacker hoodwinked the company's IT system, accessing confidential information.
- The con artists hoodwinked tourists by selling them counterfeit souvenirs.
- The scammer hoodwinked job-seekers with false employment offers.
- The deceptive travel agent hoodwinked travelers with promises of luxury accommodations that turned out to be subpar.
- The unscrupulous real estate agent hoodwinked clients by hiding crucial defects in the properties they were selling.
- The fraudulent charity hoodwinked donors by misrepresenting the use of their funds.
- The manipulative cult leader hoodwinked followers into believing bizarre and harmful doctrines.
FAQs About the word hoodwinked
to deceive by false appearance, blindfold, hide
tricked, fooled, deceived, gulled, humbugged, conned, strung along, burnt, gaffed, hornswoggled
undeceived, told, unmasked, revealed, debunked, uncovered, disclosed,exposed, unveiled, disenchanted
The cunning salesman hoodwinked the elderly woman into purchasing a worthless product.
The corrupt politician hoodwinked the voters with empty promises, securing reelection.
The swindler hoodwinked several wealthy investors, absconding with their life savings.
The hacker hoodwinked the company's IT system, accessing confidential information.
