COZENED Synonyms: 112 Similar and Opposite Words

cozened

verb

past tense of cozen

as in deceived

to cause to believe what is untrue cozened several elderly ladies into believing that he was intending marriage

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as in cheated

to rob by the use of trickery or threats cozened scores of people by persuading them to hand over funds that he would "invest"

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The Federal Trade Commission sued Hims & Hers yesterday, alleging the direct-to-consumer telehealth company deceived consumers purchasing clinical care and medications through the site.

— Helen Branswell, STAT, 30 July 2026
Mora filed a cross-complaint against Giumarra alleging he was deceived by the company and its representatives into signing a contract that made false claims about the fruit, including that it was patented by Giumarra.

— Robert Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of deceived

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Bo told Lu that if the audit produced evidence that he had been cheated, Wang should go to prison.

— Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
In one case, several systems worked on a problem in parallel, one cheated outright, and the system assigned to summarize their work did not flag it.

— Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheated

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Scammers claiming to belong to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard have also tricked shipping firms into sending hefty payments to their cryptocurrency wallets in exchange for safe passage.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 27 July 2026
The hackers created a Gmail account and internet domain impersonating the photographer and tricked the technician into sending Grande’s materials to them, the singer claims.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026

Definition of tricked

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But those eyeballs can be fooled—especially given the thermal, chemical, and physical complexity of the atmosphere in which the UAPs are being seen and reported.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
Finding your people Don’t be fooled by the ease of conversations and the loud laughter — many of the women at the Girls Night Out board game night on Tuesday had never attended one of the social club’s events before, and most came on their own.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of fooled

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The over-all technical director, Oscar Lopez, whose day job entails managing events at Resorts World, hustled crews carefully among setups and sites.

— Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
During a break Saturday, Freeling hustled home and caught two episodes before returning to the hotel where the rookies and younger players stay during camp ahead of curfew.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of hustled

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But attorneys and housing advocates who work with struggling homeowners say household budgets are being squeezed from several directions.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026
Io is repeatedly squeezed and stretched by Jupiter and the gravitational pulls of neighboring moons Europa and Ganymede.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026

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