taken in
Fell for it
Taken in has two main directions.
To be taken in by something is to be deceived or fooled: I was completely taken in by his story.
But to take someone in is to provide them shelter or care: The family took in refugees.
A garment can also be taken in—made narrower by altering the seams: The tailor took in the waist.
- connedDeceived for gain
- ripped offDefrauded or overcharged
- bamboozledThoroughly deceived or confused
- fooledLed to believe falsely
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
duped · fell for it · hook line and sinker · housed · welcomed · scammed · deceived · accommodated · lodging house · misled · internalized · grasped · swindled · learned · harbored · sheltered · adopted · foster child
- dupeddeceived, tricked, fooled, conned, swindled
- captivatedspellbound, entranced, enthralled, mesmerized, rapt
- Captivated Statescaptivated, absorbed, engrossed, entranced, spellbound
- captivitycaptive, prisoner, detained, imprisoned, incarcerated
deception/gullibility
taken inskeptical
Inclined to question claims
undeceived · suspicious · discerning · wary · on guard
take, mistake, taken, taking, mistaken, overtake, takes, mistakes, intake