cozened
Taken for ride
Cozened is the past tense of cozen, meaning to cheat or deceive through trickery.
The word is literary and old-fashioned, appearing mostly in historical fiction or formal writing: He cozened the widow out of her inheritance.
To be cozened is to be swindled, usually by someone who exploited your trust.
Deceived into believing
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
- deceivedMisled into false belief
- bamboozledThoroughly deceived or confused
- gulledTricked through deception
beguiled · fooled · misled · conned · swindled · cheated · tricked · deluded
Deceived for gain
- defraudedIllegally deceived for gain
- cheatedActed dishonestly to win
- scammedCheated through deception
- fleecedDefrauded of money
bilked · gypped · mulcted · embezzled · counterfeited · forged · falsified · fabricated
Controlled through cunning
- exploitedUnfairly utilized for benefit
- cajoledPersuaded through flattery
- wheedledPersuaded through flattery
- inveigledPersuaded through deception
sweet-talked · smooth-talked · persuaded · influenced · maneuvered · played · schemed · connived
Violated someone's trust
- double-crossedBetrayed by supposed ally
- backstabbedTreacherously harmed by ally
- sold-outNo inventory remaining
- two-timedCheated romantically on someone
treachery · perfidy · disloyalty · faithlessness · falseness · Judas · turncoat · betrayer
Sly, strategic dishonesty
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- craftinessShrewd, devious cleverness
- wilinessShrewd deceptive cleverness
- slynessCunning in manner
artfulness · deviousness · shrewdness · chicanery · duplicity · subterfuge · trickery · skulduggery
duped
Deceived into believing
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
- deceivedMisled into false belief
- bamboozledThoroughly deceived or confused
gulled · beguiled · fooled · misled · conned · swindled · cheated · tricked · deluded · flimflammed
swindled
Deceived for gain
fleeced · bilked · gypped · mulcted · embezzled · counterfeited · forged · falsified · fabricated · misrepresented
manipulated
Controlled through cunning
- exploitedUnfairly utilized for benefit
- cajoledPersuaded through flattery
- wheedledPersuaded through flattery
inveigled · sweet-talked · smooth-talked · persuaded · influenced · maneuvered · played · schemed · connived · finessed
betrayed
Violated someone's trust
- double-crossedBetrayed by supposed ally
- backstabbedTreacherously harmed by ally
- sold-outNo inventory remaining
two-timed · treachery · perfidy · disloyalty · faithlessness · falseness · Judas · turncoat · betrayer · traitor
guile
Sly, strategic dishonesty
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- craftinessShrewd, devious cleverness
- wilinessShrewd deceptive cleverness
slyness · artfulness · deviousness · shrewdness · chicanery · duplicity · subterfuge · trickery · skulduggery · legerdemain
cozenedgave
Transferred possession freely
bestowed upon · gifted · bestowed · donated · enriched