All dupe synonyms
dupe
D d verb dupe
- baffle β If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it.
- victimize β to make a victim of.
- cheat β When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
- swindle β to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
- bamboozle β To bamboozle someone means to confuse them greatly and often trick them.
- mislead β to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- betray β If you betray someone who loves or trusts you, your actions hurt and disappoint them.
- deceive β If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
- hoodwink β to deceive or trick.
- defraud β If someone defrauds you, they take something away from you or stop you from getting what belongs to you by means of tricks and lies.
- delude β If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true.
- flimflam β a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.
- hoax β something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.
- rook β one of two pieces of the same color that may be moved any number of unobstructed squares horizontally or vertically; castle.
- shaft β a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
- hornswoggle β to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
- outwit β to get the better of by superior ingenuity or cleverness; outsmart: to outwit a dangerous opponent.
- gull β a person who is easily deceived or cheated; dupe.
- overreach β to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down.
- trick β a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- dust β earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- beguile β If something beguiles you, you are charmed and attracted by it.
- circumvent β If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
- catch β If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
- spoof β a mocking imitation of someone or something, usually light and good-humored; lampoon or parody: The show was a spoof of college life.
- kid β Thomas, 1558β94, English dramatist.
- cozen β to cheat or trick (someone)
- con β Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman's title.
- chicane β a bridge or whist hand without trumps
- take in β the act of taking.
- victimise β to make a victim of.
noun dupe
- sucker β a person or thing that sucks.
- mug β a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
- victim β a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency: a victim of an automobile accident.
- target β an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- fool β to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
- fall guy β an easy victim.
- patsy β a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- sitting duck β a helpless or easy target or victim: a sitting duck for shady financial schemes.
- butt β Someone's butt is their bottom.
- chump β If you call someone who you like a chump, you are telling them that they have done something rather stupid or foolish, or that they are always doing stupid things.
- fish β (loosely) any of various other aquatic animals.
- mark β Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837β1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897β1904.
- pigeon β (not in technical use) pidgin; pidgin English.
- pushover β Informal. anything done easily.
- sap β Fortification. a deep, narrow trench constructed so as to form an approach to a besieged place or an enemy's position.
- easy mark β sb easily targeted or victimized
adjective dupe
- aforementioned β If you refer to the aforementioned person or subject, you mean the person or subject that has already been mentioned.
- carbon-copy β a duplicate of anything written or typed, made by using a photocopier or, formerly, by using carbon paper. Abbreviation: cc. a copy of an email or other electronic document that is sent to one or more people in addition to the primary addressee. Abbreviation: cc.