conned

[kond] / kɒnd /

ADJECTIVE

cheated

Synonyms

STRONG

bamboozled beguiled bilked burned deceived defrauded duped finessed hoodwinked overcharged swindled tricked victimized

WEAK

ripped off scammed taken in

ADJECTIVE

deceived

Synonyms

STRONG

baited bamboozled betrayed culled duped fooled gulled had hoaxed hoodwinked lured played snared taken trapped victimized

Antonyms

WEAK

informed trusted

ADJECTIVE

fooled

Synonyms

STRONG

bamboozled deceived deluded duped hornswoggled misled outfoxed snowed

WEAK

flimflammed sucked in

Antonyms

WEAK

clear cognizant unfooled untricked

Example Sentences

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A romance fraudster who conned men into spending tens of thousands of pounds to fund her lavish lifestyle has been jailed.

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"I thought Doreen Lawrence was being conned, so I phoned the Mail and I said 'this isn't true, I haven't given any statements'."

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"He was a con man. And while I was conned, I have done nothing wrong and have nothing to hide."

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It follows previous reports of people being conned out of thousands of pounds by profiles pretending be the It's Not Unusual singer.

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A Kent couple have described their "terrifying" experience being conned out of nearly £30,000 by scammers who impersonated police.

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