bamboozled
Tricked and confused
Bamboozled means tricked or deceived, usually through confusion or misdirection rather than outright lies.
Someone bamboozled has been made a fool of: I got completely bamboozled by that sales pitch.
The word carries a lighter, almost comical tone—you might be bamboozled by a con artist or a cunning child, but the word suggests bewilderment as much as betrayal.
Deceived into believing
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
- trickedMisled by cunning
- connedDeceived for gain
- swindledDeceived for gain
scammed · fooled · misled · cheated · defrauded · gulled · suckered · cozened
Thoroughly confused, uncertain
- baffledUtterly unable to understand
- bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
- mystifiedUtterly unable to understand
- puzzledConfused by something unclear
stumped · nonplussed · discombobulated · befuddled · dumbfounded · flummoxed · disoriented · confounded
duped
Deceived into believing
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
- trickedMisled by cunning
- connedDeceived for gain
swindled · scammed · fooled · misled · cheated · defrauded · gulled · suckered · cozened · hoaxed
perplexed
Thoroughly confused, uncertain
- baffledUtterly unable to understand
- bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
- mystifiedUtterly unable to understand
puzzled · stumped · nonplussed · discombobulated · befuddled · dumbfounded · flummoxed · disoriented · confounded · muddled
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
- dupeddeceived, tricked, fooled, conned, swindled
- wrongedabused, mistreated, victimized, exploited, oppressed
bamboozledenlightened
Possessing profound insight
undeceived · informed · in the know · clued in · aware
bamboozledclarified
Made understandable
clear-headed · lucid · enlightened · explained · comprehending
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