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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Robyn Bahr,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snookered
Verb
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Some people in Israel say Netanyahu, in a way, deceived Trump.
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One is to emphasize Iago—the guileful, insinuating convincingness of this malicious supervillain, who works on Othello to the point where any reasonable man would be deceived and fooled and worked into a rage that can lead to such a catastrophe.
Verb
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While the war ended years before, the hostility spread from the stands — with skirmishes among supporters — into the field, when Maradona tricked the referee and the world with the World Cup’s most infamous goal, punching the ball into the net with his fist above England’s goalie Peter Shilton.
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The sample that tricked the most people came from a robot Bram Stoker.
Verb
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Don’t be fooled; this isn’t your typical museum.
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Don’t be fooled by its breezy ’60s-analog vintage pop sound.
Cite this Entry
“Snookered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snookered. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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