wiled
Enticed through cleverness
Wiled is the past tense of wile, meaning to lure or entice someone, often through charm or cunning: She wiled him into staying for another drink.
The phrase wiled away means to pass time in a leisurely manner, though this is often spelled whiled away, from a different verb.
Pleased or bewitched
- enchantedUnder magical influence
- captivatedWholly absorbed by something
- alluredPowerfully attracted
- enticedDrew toward with appeal
lured · tempted · coaxed · cajoled · wooed · flattered · sweet-talked · drawn
Misled by cunning
- deceivedMisled into false belief
- dupedDeceived into believing
- fooledLed to believe falsely
- misledCaused to believe falsely
conned · swindled · hoodwinked · bamboozled · gulled · hoaxed · cheated · defrauded
charmed
Pleased or bewitched
- enchantedUnder magical influence
- captivatedWholly absorbed by something
- alluredPowerfully attracted
enticed · lured · tempted · coaxed · cajoled · wooed · flattered · sweet-talked · drawn · bewitched
tricked
Misled by cunning
misled · conned · swindled · hoodwinked · bamboozled · gulled · hoaxed · cheated · defrauded · snookered
idled
Operated without load
lazed · frittered · puttered · lingered · dallied · moseyed · lollygagged · whiled · ambled · meandered
sly
Cleverly deceptive
clever · scheming · calculating · canny · astute · devious · subtle · foxlike · conniving · slippery
wiledrepelled
Drove away forcefully
repulsed · drove away · deterred · repel · scared off
- Wile E. Coyote
- wile awaySpend time aimlessly
- Wile E Coyote
- wily foxCunning, deceitful animal