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Definition of decoyed word
- noun decoyed Simple past tense and past participle of decoy. 1
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Parts of speech for Decoyed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
decoyed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
decoyed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for decoyed
verb decoyed
- lured — anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- distracted — Obsolete. distracted.
- baited — food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- allured — to attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable.
- deceived — (of a person) Cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage.
noun decoyed
- snared — a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- tricked — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- bearded — A bearded man has a beard.
- blinded — unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
- camouflaged — concealed or disguised
Antonyms for decoyed
verb decoyed
- discouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- disenchanted — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
- disgusted — to cause loathing or nausea in.
- released — to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.
- repelled — to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
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