as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue
we were duped into thinking the dummy was a real alien
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Recent Examples of duped
Bobby Allyn, NPR, 1 Mar. 2026
One lawsuit against the company claimed an Alameda security guard was duped into a contract forcing her to pay $4,500 dollars.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Get past the embarrassment, get past the shame that we got duped by a con artist.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2026
Get past the embarrassment, get past the shame that we got duped by a con artist.
—Dan Hyman, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2026
Audiences don’t usually like being duped.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
To my enormous embarrassment and regret I, like many others, was duped by a world-class con man.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
To my enormous embarrassment and regret, I — like many others — was duped by a world-class con man.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
Stalcup says Kastleman was duped just like Overwatch was with the information Stalcup alleges was stolen by a former GVA analyst.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
Kalshi's decision created an uproar among traders, who felt like they had been duped.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 1 Mar. 2026
One lawsuit against the company claimed an Alameda security guard was duped into a contract forcing her to pay $4,500 dollars.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Get past the embarrassment, get past the shame that we got duped by a con artist.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2026
Get past the embarrassment, get past the shame that we got duped by a con artist.
—Dan Hyman, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2026
Audiences don’t usually like being duped.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
To my enormous embarrassment and regret I, like many others, was duped by a world-class con man.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
To my enormous embarrassment and regret, I — like many others — was duped by a world-class con man.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
Stalcup says Kastleman was duped just like Overwatch was with the information Stalcup alleges was stolen by a former GVA analyst.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duped
Adjective
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Jürgen’s appeared as wildly deluded as my own.—
Roger Bennett,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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O’Hara relished playing deluded snobs like this wealthy Manhattanite with artistic ambitions from director Tim Burton’s horror comedy about two dead owners of a country house who want to drive out its new buyers.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Women who could be trampled by men, conned, deceived.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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In addition, the complaint alleges that Walmart deceived customers by falsely claiming that 100% of customer tips would go to drivers.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The scam reportedly tricked Russian drone operators into giving away the location of their Starlink terminals, allowing Ukrainian artillery and drones to target them.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
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The people staffing the scam centers might have been tricked by a false job ad.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Guillard, 41, of Houston, published more than 100 videos that made erroneous allegations against Scofield, according to court records.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Feb. 2026
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The statement updated an earlier erroneous statement that the mall closed, police said.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Don’t be fooled by the name; despite its slouchy appearance, this shoulder purse can fit a laptop, a notebook, a small makeup bag, and more.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Feb. 2026
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Stallings hung the breaking ball and Bader wasn’t fooled.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Duped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duped. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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