SNOOKERED Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

snookered

verb

past tense of snooker

as in deceived

to cause to believe what is untrue I can't believe you managed to snooker me with that story about being an orphan

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Recent Examples of snookered At Martinsville on March 29, Hamlin led 292 of 400 laps in the fastest car but was snookered when Chase Elliott short-pitted to gain the lead. — Reid Spencer, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026 There was the time he was snookered by a collection of fake letters between Marilyn Monroe and JFK. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025 Armored truck driver Russell (Murphy) is nearing retirement and is on a cash pickup job with young slacker Travis (Davidson) when the latter gets snookered by a criminal (Keke Palmer) into a high-stakes robbery situation. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025 Carrie should have discovered her Wall Street prince had gambling debts or had gotten snookered by a Bernie Madoff-like conman. — Robyn Bahr, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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The Federal Trade Commission sued Hims & Hers yesterday, alleging the direct-to-consumer telehealth company deceived consumers purchasing clinical care and medications through the site.

— Helen Branswell, STAT, 30 July 2026
Mora filed a cross-complaint against Giumarra alleging he was deceived by the company and its representatives into signing a contract that made false claims about the fruit, including that it was patented by Giumarra.

— Robert Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of deceived

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Scammers claiming to belong to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard have also tricked shipping firms into sending hefty payments to their cryptocurrency wallets in exchange for safe passage.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 27 July 2026
The hackers created a Gmail account and internet domain impersonating the photographer and tricked the technician into sending Grande’s materials to them, the singer claims.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026

Definition of tricked

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But those eyeballs can be fooled—especially given the thermal, chemical, and physical complexity of the atmosphere in which the UAPs are being seen and reported.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
Finding your people Don’t be fooled by the ease of conversations and the loud laughter — many of the women at the Girls Night Out board game night on Tuesday had never attended one of the social club’s events before, and most came on their own.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

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