Synonyms of doing a number on

doing a number on

phrase

present participle of do a number on

as in deceiving

to cause to believe what is untrue

The scammers really did a number on some unsuspecting homeowners.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deceiving
• tricking
• fooling
• sucking in
• stringing along
• taking in
• having on
• faking out
• kidding
• gammoning
• teasing
• misleading
• hornswoggling
• pulling one's leg
• leading one down the garden path
• pulling the wool over one's eyes
• juggling
• stinging
• humbugging
• putting on
• duping
• deluding
• hoaxing
• conning
• buffaloing
• bluffing
• misinforming
• cozening
• snowing
• suckering
• gulling
• misguiding
• cheating
• beguiling
• hoodwinking
• burning
• gaffing
• having
• spoofing
• bamboozling
• catching
• snookering
• gypping
• flimflamming
• sticking
• bleeding
• defrauding
• mulcting
• rooking
• shortchanging
• euchring
• swindling
• fleecing
• hustling
• chiseling
• skinning
• diddling
• squeezing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• showing up
• revealing
• exposing
• uncovering
• disclosing
• debunking
• unmasking
• telling
• unveiling
• undeceiving
• divulging
• disillusioning
• uncloaking
• disabusing
• disenchanting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of doing a number on

Who knew sleep struggles were also doing a number on our mental health? — Lia Miller Published, Parents, 11 Aug. 2026