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
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.
—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
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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According to the Justice Department, Sanberg deceived investors and lenders.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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The lawsuit, filed by the FTC in June 2023 under the Biden administration, claimed that Amazon deceived tens of millions of customers into signing up for its Prime subscription program and sabotaged their attempts to cancel it.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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He will not be coaxed, tricked, or trapped.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
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The consumer is led to believe there is a fraudulent activity involving their account — and they're tricked with working with a scammer to fix a fake problem.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Super blue moons can also occur, but don’t be fooled by the name.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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Do not be fooled by Celine’s chic bob; the woman is an agent of chaos.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Snookered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snookered. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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