HOODWINKING Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word hoodwinking. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for HOODWINKING
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| beguiling | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire • misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods | ||||||
| cheating | nounn | |||||
noun • a deception for profit to yourself adjective satellite • not faithful to a spouse or lover • violating accepted standards or rules | ||||||
| fooling | verbv | |||||
adjective satellite • characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility | ||||||
| misleading | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently | ||||||
| bamboozling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end | ||||||
| conning | verbv | |||||
verb • conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane | ||||||
| deceiving | adjectiveadj | |||||
verb • be false to; be dishonest with • cause someone to believe an untruth | ||||||
| defrauding | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||
| deluding | verbv | |||||
verb • be false to; be dishonest with | ||||||
| duping | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who is tricked or swindled verb • fool or hoax | ||||||
| swindling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||
| tricking | nounn | |||||
noun • a cunning or deceitful action or device • a period of work or duty • an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent • a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement • an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers • a prostitute's customer • (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner verb • deceive somebody | ||||||
| bamboozle | verbv | |||||
verb • conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end | ||||||
| beguile | verbv | |||||
verb • influence by slyness • attract; cause to be enamored | ||||||
| juggle | verbv | |||||
noun • the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression • throwing and catching several objects simultaneously verb • influence by slyness • manipulate by or as if by moving around components • deal with simultaneously • throw, catch, and keep in the air several things simultaneously • hold with difficulty and balance insecurely | ||||||
| snow | nounn | |||||
noun • English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980) • precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals • a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground • street names for cocaine verb • fall as snow • conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end | ||||||
| lead by the nose | verbv | |||||
verb • conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end | ||||||
| play false | ||||||
verb • conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end | ||||||
| pull the wool over someone's eyes | verbv | |||||
verb • conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end | ||||||
