Synonyms of dupes

dupes 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of dupe

as in suckers

one who is easily deceived or cheated

an explanation of how the swindler was able to escape with all of the dupe's money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suckers
• patsies
• victims
• tools
• chumps
• gulls
• targets
• pigeons
• fools
• saps
• soft touches
• losers
• pushovers
• lunatics
• idiots
• morons
• schlemiels
• simps
• monkeys
• laughingstocks
• mugs
• shlemiels
• geese
• dodos
• dolts
• dopes
• imbeciles
• mocks
• derisions
• nincompoops
• simpletons
• mockeries
• ninnies
• nitwits
• blockheads
• shlubs
• half-wits
• butts
• jackasses
• dunces
• boobies
• turkeys
• dummies
• cat's-paws
• schlubs
• schnooks
• dumbbells
• schlumps
• marks
• dodoes
• yo-yos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• swindlers
• sharks
• sharpers
• tricksters
• cheats
• cheaters
• dodgers
• confidence men
• slickers
• defrauders
• hoaxers
• cozeners

dupes

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noun (2)

plural of dupe

as in copies

something that is made to look exactly like something else

he built a dupe of the original model, which is locked in a vault

Synonyms & Similar Words

• copies
• reproductions
• replicas
• imitations
• clones
• duplicates
• versions
• replications
• facsimiles
• carbon copies
• mocks
• duplications
• carbons
• dummies
• reduplications
• forgeries
• counterfeits
• knockoffs
• phoneys
• fakes
• shadows
• phonies
• simulations
• reconstructions
• miniatures
• rubber stamps
• prints
• rip-offs
• reincarnations
• shams
• impressions
• semblances
• approximations
• likenesses
• images
• spares
• mock-ups
• imprints
• re-creations
• extras
• reserves

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• originals
• prototypes
• archetypes

dupes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of dupe

as in fools

to cause to believe what is untrue

we were duped into thinking the dummy was a real alien

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fools
• tricks
• deceives
• kids
• suckers
• hoodwinks
• deludes
• hoaxes
• humbugs
• bamboozles
• gulls
• misleads
• strings along
• misguides
• teases
• cons
• spoofs
• cozens
• cheats
• misinforms
• bluffs
• gaffs
• juggles
• stings
• buffaloes
• snows
• beguiles
• has on
• sucks in
• fakes out
• hornswoggles
• catches
• snookers
• leads one up the garden path
• burns
• takes in
• has
• leads one down the garden path
• gammons
• does a number on
• pulls one's leg
• pulls the wool over one's eyes
• swindles
• defrauds
• sticks
• fleeces
• chisels
• mulcts
• hustles
• puts on
• shortchanges
• skins
• rooks
• diddles
• bleeds
• flimflams
• euchres
• squeezes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reveals
• exposes
• unmasks
• uncovers
• debunks
• shows up
• undeceives
• discloses
• tells
• divulges
• unveils
• uncloaks
• disenchants
• disillusions
• disabuses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dupes

Noun

For them, dupes aren't a downgrade. —Melissa Repko, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025

In fact, many posts feature tips on how to save, with people sharing discount codes, budget-friendly hacks and links to Amazon dupes of otherwise expensive items. —Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025

Verb

Sttes, which dupes Sol de Janeiro, has continued to soar on TikTok Shop, as has Rayhaan — known for its Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Elixir dupe, called Rayhaan Elixir — and nascent brands Alt. —Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019