hoodwinking
Leading astray cunningly
Hoodwinking is the act of deceiving or tricking someone, often by concealing the truth or creating a false impression.
The word comes from the literal practice of covering someone's eyes with a hood—once you can't see, you're easily misled.
The public realized they'd been victims of a massive hoodwinking by the company's executives.
Deceive through cunning
trick · deceive · beguile · delude · bluff · outwit · swindle · cozen
Dishonest money-making scheme
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- conArgument against
- griftSwindle or petty fraud
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
racket · flimflam · bilk · defraud · hoax · sham · phishing · embezzlement
Sly, strategic dishonesty
- craftinessShrewd, devious cleverness
- wilinessShrewd deceptive cleverness
- slynessCunning in manner
- deviousnessSneaky, underhanded quality
artifice · subterfuge · chicanery · duplicity · scheming · foxiness · shrewdness · conniving
Skillful manual deception
- prestidigitationSkillful hand-based illusions
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
- legerdemainSkillful hand-based deception
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
smoke and mirrors · magic trick · distraction · feint · decoy · red herring · diversion · false front
Obtain by intimidation
- exploitNotable act or abuse
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- finagleObtain through trickery
- wangleObtain through devious means
engineer · orchestrate · mastermind · puppeteer · gaslight · brainwash · spin · propaganda
bamboozle
Deceive through cunning
fool · trick · deceive · beguile · delude · bluff · outwit · swindle · cozen · gull
scam
Dishonest money-making scheme
hustle · racket · flimflam · bilk · defraud · hoax · sham · phishing · embezzlement · pyramid scheme
guile
Sly, strategic dishonesty
- craftinessShrewd, devious cleverness
- wilinessShrewd deceptive cleverness
- slynessCunning in manner
deviousness · artifice · subterfuge · chicanery · duplicity · scheming · foxiness · shrewdness · conniving · underhandedness
sleight of hand
Skillful manual deception
- prestidigitationSkillful hand-based illusions
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
- legerdemainSkillful hand-based deception
misdirection · smoke and mirrors · magic trick · distraction · feint · decoy · red herring · diversion · false front · facade
coerce
Obtain by intimidation
wangle · engineer · orchestrate · mastermind · puppeteer · gaslight · brainwash · spin · propaganda · indoctrinate
hoodwinkinghonesty
Truthfulness, sincerity
being honest · truthfulness · candor · forthrightness · sincerity
hoodwinkingundeceiving
Revealing truth to misled
enlightening · disabusing · setting straight · opening someone's eyes · informing
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