Synonyms of dupe

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noun (1)

as in sucker

one who is easily deceived or cheated

an explanation of how the swindler was able to escape with all of the dupe's money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sucker
• patsy
• victim
• tool
• target
• gull
• chump
• fool
• pigeon
• soft touch
• pushover
• sap
• loser
• idiot
• mock
• shlemiel
• lunatic
• moron
• schlemiel
• mug
• mockery
• monkey
• goose
• dolt
• booby
• butt
• laughingstock
• simpleton
• imbecile
• cat's-paw
• jackass
• nincompoop
• dope
• derision
• dummy
• simp
• dunce
• nitwit
• ninny
• blockhead
• mark
• dodo
• turkey
• schnook
• half-wit
• schlub
• dumbbell
• shlub
• schlump
• yo-yo

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cheat
• swindler
• trickster
• shark
• sharper
• cheater
• confidence man
• slicker
• dodger
• defrauder
• hoaxer
• cozener

dupe

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noun (2)

as in copy

something that is made to look exactly like something else

he built a dupe of the original model, which is locked in a vault

Synonyms & Similar Words

• copy
• reproduction
• replica
• imitation
• duplicate
• clone
• version
• mock
• carbon
• replication
• carbon copy
• facsimile
• duplication
• dummy
• reduplication
• fake
• counterfeit
• forgery
• phoney
• reconstruction
• simulation
• knockoff
• miniature
• rip-off
• sham
• print
• rubber stamp
• phony
• impression
• image
• semblance
• reincarnation
• approximation
• spare
• likeness
• re-creation
• mock-up
• shadow
• imprint
• extra
• reserve

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prototype
• original
• archetype

dupe

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verb

as in to deceive

to cause to believe what is untrue

we were duped into thinking the dummy was a real alien

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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