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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of did a number on

  • as in tricked
  • as in tricked
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did a number on

phrase

past tense of do a number on
as in tricked
to cause to believe what is untrue The scammers really did a number on some unsuspecting homeowners.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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“Did a number on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/did%20a%20number%20on. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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