Synonyms of bamboozled

bamboozled

verb

past tense of bamboozle

1

as in tricked

to cause to believe what is untrue

bamboozled by con men into buying worthless land in the desert

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tricked
• fooled
• deceived
• misled
• duped
• snookered
• hoodwinked
• suckered
• deluded
• conned
• gulled
• misinformed
• teased
• kidded
• hornswoggled
• beguiled
• humbugged
• buffaloed
• bluffed
• cheated
• misguided
• hoaxed
• cozened
• stung
• sucked in
• juggled
• strung along
• gaffed
• caught
• snowed
• spoofed
• burned
• faked out
• had on
• took in
• gammoned
• had
• swindled
• did a number on
• defrauded
• shortchanged
• pulled one's leg
• led one down the garden path
• fleeced
• pulled the wool over one's eyes
• flimflammed
• stuck
• rooked
• put on
• hustled
• diddled
• euchred
• mulcted
• bled
• squeezed
• chiseled
• skinned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undeceived
• exposed
• revealed
• uncovered
• unmasked
• debunked
• told
• showed up
• disclosed
• divulged
• disillusioned
• unveiled
• disenchanted
• disabused
• uncloaked

2

as in baffled

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

I'm completely bamboozled by the latest changes in the tax code

Synonyms & Similar Words

• baffled
• confused
• puzzled
• bewildered
• perplexed
• befuddled
• embarrassed
• flummoxed
• mystified
• stunned
• disoriented
• confounded
• discombobulated
• flustered
• vexed
• rattled
• bemused
• buffaloed
• bothered
• muddled
• disturbed
• fuddled
• addled
• foxed
• posed
• mazed
• upset
• muddied
• got
• befogged
• beat
• graveled
• unsettled
• stumped
• deceived
• stuck
• blew one's mind
• nonplussed
• misled
• duped
• disconcerted
• fooled
• mortified
• went to one's head
• tricked
• hoodwinked
• discomfited
• fazed
• distressed
• agitated
• abashed
• dismayed
• deluded
• weirded out
• perturbed
• disquieted
• gulled
• discomforted
• chagrined
• beguiled
• unhinged
• humbugged
• discountenanced
• misguided
• discomposed
• hoaxed
• cozened
• strung along
• snowed
• took in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assured
• satisfied
• informed
• reassured
• enlightened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bamboozled

Rashford’s smooth shimmy, going inside this time, bamboozled his opponent, who had to pull him down, earning a booking. — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

The filmmaker has likened his perspective in this project to that of Dorothy’s dog Toto in The Wizard of Oz, alert to the shuffling feet beneath the curtain rather than being bamboozled by the shyster title character’s techno showmanship. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Owen is bamboozled by a cunning opportunist, handcuffed, and robbed in his underwear. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Watch Daizen Maeda’s strike against Sweden, a delightful one- and two-touch passing move that bamboozled the opposition defense. — David Hickey, NBC news, 29 June 2026

To enter this anniversary uncritically — wrapped in flags and the mythology of manifest destiny — is to be bamboozled. — Otis Moss Iii, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026

Frank concluded that many Kansans had been bamboozled by populist anti-elitism. — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026

Way back in 2018, Gaines and Riley were running split-back formations and leaving opposing defenses bamboozled while playing for the 12-and-under Moreno Valley Falcons in the heart of Southern California. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026

Lenders are more easily bamboozled by fake spreadsheets than by fake factories. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 Nov. 2025