hoodwinked
Taken for ride
Hoodwinked means deceived or tricked, usually by concealing the truth or creating a false impression: We were completely hoodwinked by the scam.
The word carries a sense of having been made a fool of—not just lied to, but outmaneuvered.
Someone hoodwinked feels embarrassed as well as wronged.
Deceived into believing
- bamboozledThoroughly deceived or confused
- connedDeceived for gain
- fooledLed to believe falsely
- trickedMisled by cunning
swindled · cheated · scammed · gulled · defrauded · beguiled · deluded · suckered
Deliberate act of deception
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- chicaneryDeception through clever manipulation
- sleightDexterous trickery
- artificeClever deceptive strategy
guile · deception · stratagem · ploy · feint · wile · duplicity · cunning
duped
Deceived into believing
- bamboozledThoroughly deceived or confused
- connedDeceived for gain
- fooledLed to believe falsely
tricked · swindled · cheated · scammed · gulled · defrauded · beguiled · deluded · suckered · outwitted
ruse
Deliberate act of deception
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- chicaneryDeception through clever manipulation
- sleightDexterous trickery
artifice · guile · deception · stratagem · ploy · feint · wile · duplicity · cunning · craftiness
scam
Dishonest money-making scheme
hoax · imposture · flimflam · grift · hustle · racket · bunco · confidence game · snake oil · Ponzi scheme
blindfolded
Eyes obscured by cloth
covering · concealed · hidden · masked · unsuspecting · unaware · oblivious
- dupeddeceived, tricked, fooled, conned, swindled
- wrongedabused, mistreated, victimized, exploited, oppressed
hoodwinkedenlightened
Possessing profound insight
informed · undeceived · aware · clued in · in the know
hoodwinkeddeceiver
One who tricks others
hoodwinker · trickster · con artist · manipulator · duper