hornswoggles (Meaning)
hornswoggles
to trick or deceive (someone)
Synonyms & Antonyms of hornswoggles
Synonyms:
- snows
- sucks in
- strings along
- cons
- has on
- humbugs
- gulls
- dupes
- pulls the wool over one's eyes
- beguiles
- misinforms
- gammons
- misleads
- catches
- leads one up the garden path
- takes in
- bluffs
- juggles
- teases
- hoodwinks
- suckers
- cheats
- misguides
- does a number on
- spoofs
- leads one down the garden path
- snookers
- gaffs
- buffaloes
- stings
- burns
- deludes
- fakes out
- cozens
- bamboozles
- hoaxes
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)
tricks, kids, deceives, fools, snows, sucks in, strings along, cons, has on, humbugs
undeceives, unmasks, uncovers, discloses,reveals, debunks, shows up, exposes, tells,divulges
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.
