dupes
Gullible ones conned
Dupes are people who have been deceived or tricked—victims of a con, scam, or manipulation: The fraudster's dupes lost their life savings.
The word carries a note of foolishness; dupes are seen as gullible, not just unlucky.
As a verb, to dupe is to deceive: They duped him into signing the contract.
In casual usage, dupes also means duplicates, especially cheaper alternatives to expensive products: These lipsticks are dupes for high-end brands.
Easily fooled people
- marksVisible signs or grades
- victimsThose who suffer harm
- patsiesScapegoats or easy victims
- foolsIdiots or deceives
gulls · pigeons · chumps · saps · easy marks · rubes · fall guys · stooges
Those who suffer harm
- suckersEasily fooled people
- marksVisible signs or grades
- patsiesScapegoats or easy victims
- fall guysThose blamed for others
pawns · targets · gulls · chumps · stooges · easy marks · pigeons · rubes
Genetically identical organism
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
- carbon copyIdentical reproduction of something
- photocopyMachine-made paper duplicate
reprint · replica · double · twin · mirror image · lookalike · doppelganger · spitting image
Deceptive acts or techniques
- consDownsides or inmates
- scamsDishonest money-making schemes
- hoaxesIntentional public deceptions
- swindlesDeceptive theft schemes
frauds · ruses · schemes · bamboozles · hoodwinks · fools · deceives · misleads
Fraudulent imitation
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
fake · fraud · sham · phony · ripoff · copycat · piracy · scam
Makes identical versions
- knockoffsCounterfeit merchandise
- fakesFraudulent imitations
- counterfeitsFraudulent imitations of valuables
- imitationsCopies meant to resemble
reproductions · clones · forgeries · bootlegs · replicas
suckers
Easily fooled people
fools · gulls · pigeons · chumps · saps · easy marks · rubes · fall guys · stooges · pawns
victims
Those who suffer harm
fall guys · pawns · targets · gulls · chumps · stooges · easy marks · pigeons · rubes · saps
clone
Genetically identical organism
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
- carbon copyIdentical reproduction of something
photocopy · reprint · replica · double · twin · mirror image · lookalike · doppelganger · spitting image · dead ringer
tricks
Deceptive acts or techniques
swindles · frauds · ruses · schemes · bamboozles · hoodwinks · fools · deceives · misleads · beguiles
counterfeit
Fraudulent imitation
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
replica · fake · fraud · sham · phony · ripoff · copycat · piracy · scam · con
copies
Makes identical versions
- knockoffsCounterfeit merchandise
- fakesFraudulent imitations
- counterfeitsFraudulent imitations of valuables
imitations · reproductions · clones · forgeries · bootlegs · replicas
- fakesfake, fakes, counterfeit, counterfeits, imitation
- takes inabsorbs, admits, accepts, receives, includes
- easy targetssuckers, marks, patsies, rubes, gulls
- Off-brandsstore brands, knockoffs, imitations, copycats, no-name brands
- scamsscam, scams, fraud, frauds, swindle
- foolsfool, idiot, moron, fools, idiots
dupesenlightens
Imparts knowledge or insight
informs · disabuses · educates · wises up · sets straight
dupesskeptics
Those who doubt claims
masterminds · con artists · deceivers · cynics · doubters
- super duperEmphatically, enthusiastically great
- duplicate keyCopied lock opener
- in duplicateIn two copies
- spirit duplicatorSolvent-based document copier
- duplicate chargeRepeated identical transaction fee
- remove duplicates
dupe, duplicate, duplicity, duplicated, duped, duplicitous, duplicates, duper, duping