hornswoggles (Meaning)
hornswoggles
to trick or deceive (someone)
Synonyms & Antonyms of hornswoggles
Synonyms:
- cozens
- bluffs
- pulls the wool over one's eyes
- gammons
- cons
- hoaxes
- takes in
- burns
- snows
- teases
- has on
- misinforms
- beguiles
- suckers
- fakes out
- spoofs
- sucks in
- bamboozles
- misleads
- stings
- misguides
- dupes
- deludes
- does a number on
- snookers
- gaffs
- leads one down the garden path
- hoodwinks
- juggles
- leads one up the garden path
- buffaloes
- cheats
- strings along
- catches
- gulls
- humbugs
Antonyms:
hornswoggles Sentence Examples
- The sly salesman hornswoggled the unsuspecting customer with his smooth-talking sales pitch.
- The politician hornswoggled the public by promising unrealistic electoral reforms.
- The cunning thief hornswoggled the homeowner into handing over their valuable possessions.
- The devious con artist hornswoggled the elderly woman out of her life savings.
- The treacherous friend hornswoggled her out of a lucrative business deal.
- The deceitful salesperson hornswoggled the buyers with a false promise of a lifetime warranty.
- The cunning gambler hornswoggled his opponent in a high-stakes poker game.
- The crafty street hustler hornswoggled tourists out of their money with overpriced trinkets.
- The manipulative businessman hornswoggled his competitors by undercutting their prices and stealing their market share.
- The unscrupulous politician hornswoggled constituents with empty campaign promises, only to disappoint them later.
FAQs About the word hornswoggles
to trick or deceive (someone)
fools,tricks, kids, deceives,cozens, bluffs, pulls the wool over one's eyes, gammons, cons, hoaxes
tells, exposes, uncovers, debunks, shows up, undeceives, discloses, unmasks,reveals, unveils
The sly salesman hornswoggled the unsuspecting customer with his smooth-talking sales pitch.
The politician hornswoggled the public by promising unrealistic electoral reforms.
The cunning thief hornswoggled the homeowner into handing over their valuable possessions.
The devious con artist hornswoggled the elderly woman out of her life savings.
