Synonyms of hornswoggle

hornswoggle

verb

ˈhȯrn-ˌswä-gəl 

as in to deceive

to cause to believe what is untrue

I think we've been hornswoggled by that carnival barker

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deceive
• trick
• fool
• tease
• hoodwink
• bamboozle
• kid
• cozen
• delude
• mislead
• dupe
• misinform
• humbug
• sucker
• hoax
• bluff
• con
• cheat
• beguile
• misguide
• spoof
• suck in
• buffalo
• gull
• juggle
• sting
• gaff
• snooker
• gammon
• string along
• snow
• fake out
• have on
• take in
• catch
• burn
• do a number on
• swindle
• have
• lead one down the garden path
• pull the wool over one's eyes
• mulct
• pull one's leg
• defraud
• diddle
• put on
• stick
• flimflam
• euchre
• shortchange
• fleece
• chisel
• rook
• bleed
• hustle
• squeeze
• skin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undeceive
• reveal
• expose
• unmask
• uncover
• debunk
• show up
• tell
• divulge
• disclose
• unveil
• uncloak
• disabuse
• disillusion
• disenchant

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