dupe
Swindle a sucker
A dupe is someone who has been deceived or tricked, often implying they were gullible or naive enough to fall for it: The investors were dupes in an elaborate Ponzi scheme.
As a verb, to dupe someone is to deceive them, usually for personal gain.
In casual usage, dupe also functions as a shortened form of duplicate, referring to a copy or knockoff: This lipstick is a dupe for the high-end brand.
Visible impression or sign
- suckerEasily fooled person
- patsyEasily deceived victim
- foolUnwise, gullible person
- targetObject of pursuit
chump · pigeon · sap · stooge · fall guy · easy mark · pushover · sitting duck
Deliberate deception
- foolUnwise, gullible person
- conArgument against
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- bamboozleDeceive through cunning
hoodwink · scam · cheat · defraud · mislead · beguile · gull · sucker
Faithful scaled reproduction
- cloneGenetically identical organism
- doubleTwice the amount
- lookalikeOne who closely resembles another
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
reproduction · carbon copy · knockoff · counterfeit · imitation · forgery · fake · twin
Retail pharmacy outlet
- affordableReasonably priced
- alternativeAnother available choice
- substituteReplacement for another
- lookalikeOne who closely resembles another
knockoff · splurge · swap · match · budget · steal · find · savings
mark
Visible impression or sign
target · chump · pigeon · sap · stooge · fall guy · easy mark · pushover · sitting duck · pawn
trick
Deliberate deception
bamboozle · hoodwink · scam · cheat · defraud · mislead · beguile · gull · sucker · flimflam
replica
Faithful scaled reproduction
facsimile · reproduction · carbon copy · knockoff · counterfeit · imitation · forgery · fake · twin · doppelganger
drugstore
Retail pharmacy outlet
- affordableReasonably priced
- alternativeAnother available choice
- substituteReplacement for another
lookalike · knockoff · splurge · swap · match · budget · steal · find · savings · comparison
- fraudscam, fraud, swindle, con, deceive
- suckerssucker, lollipop, Dum Dum, Tootsie Pop, all-day sucker
- copiescopy, photocopy, carbon copy, xerox, facsimile
- cunningcunning, craftiness, crafty, guile, slyness
- fakefake, phony, bogus, sham, counterfeit
- fake goodsfake, counterfeit, knockoff, forged, imitation
dupeenlighten
Impart knowledge or wisdom
undeceive · disillusion · reveal · expose · disenchant
dupeoriginal
First or inventive
authentic · genuine · real thing · genuine article · prototype
- super duperEmphatically, enthusiastically great
- duplicate keyCopied lock opener
- in duplicateIn two copies
- genome duplicationCopying all chromosomes
- spirit duplicatorSolvent-based document copier
- duplicate chargeRepeated identical transaction fee
duplicate, duplicity, duplicated, duped, duplicating, duplication, duplicates, dupes, duper