as in fooled
to cause to believe what is untrue
you tricked me into thinking my ex wasn't coming to the party tonight
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Recent Examples of tricked
Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2026
Prosecutors further alleged Michael was tricked by O’Donnell into going to a vacant home in Kentucky for HVAC repairs on September 19, 2022, according to KCRA.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Alisoun has previously tricked Absalom into kissing her butt by sticking it out the window just as Absalom leaned in, intent on kissing her other cheek.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
According to police records, Torres-García died months before DCF was successfully tricked by her mother into doing a video call with a woman who has said she was asked to impersonate the child.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
How the PayPal refund scam tricked Brian Oliver had never heard of a crypto ATM before that day.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Not long before Brettler's death, Sharma had learned the kid had tricked him.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
Read how North Korean hackers tricked Ben and got into his computer.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The Wizards later clarified that the person attempting the shot was in on the bit and was not tricked.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
And thousands of New Yorkers have been tricked and trapped, and taken here.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2026
Prosecutors further alleged Michael was tricked by O’Donnell into going to a vacant home in Kentucky for HVAC repairs on September 19, 2022, according to KCRA.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Alisoun has previously tricked Absalom into kissing her butt by sticking it out the window just as Absalom leaned in, intent on kissing her other cheek.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
According to police records, Torres-García died months before DCF was successfully tricked by her mother into doing a video call with a woman who has said she was asked to impersonate the child.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
How the PayPal refund scam tricked Brian Oliver had never heard of a crypto ATM before that day.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Not long before Brettler's death, Sharma had learned the kid had tricked him.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
Read how North Korean hackers tricked Ben and got into his computer.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The Wizards later clarified that the person attempting the shot was in on the bit and was not tricked.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tricked
Verb
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Give Plants Enough Space Don’t be fooled by the size of the seedling at planting time.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 May 2026
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Other investigations showed Darsee had fooled co-authors of many papers that dated back to his college days at Notre Dame.—
Lawrence K. Altman,
STAT,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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In Joe Mantello’s staggering new production of Arthur Miller’s 1949 American tragedy, self-deluded everyman Willy Loman (Lane) gets lost in the funhouse mirror of his life, haunted by the squandered potential of both him and his son, Biff (the revelatory Christopher Abbott).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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His freelance interior-designer wife, Lindsay, isn’t so deluded.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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The return of Prince in the 11th over earned Lukcnow wickets of Devdutt Padikkal, who got deceived by a slower ball, and struggling Jitesh Sharma, who top-edged a pull shot to Pant behind the wickets.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 May 2026
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The lawsuit alleged that Capital One deceived customers about interest rates related to some of its savings account options, according to court filings on the settlement website.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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Some free-speech experts at the time felt Disney had a chance to win that case, which revolved around erroneous statements made by ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Spoofing relies on transmitting false signals that mimic authentic satellite signals to trick signal receivers into calculating erroneous positions for aircraft and other users.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
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“Tricked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tricked. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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