tricked

ADJECTIVE

cheated

Synonyms

STRONG

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

WEAK

ripped off scammed taken in

ADJECTIVE

misled

Synonyms

STRONGEST

misinformed mistaken wronged

STRONG

deceived deluded fooled misguided

WEAK

sadly mistaken

ADJECTIVE

mistaken

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confounded confused deceived deluded duped fooled misguided misinformed misinterpreting misjudging misled

STRONG

erroneous false faulty illogical inaccurate inappropriate incorrect misconstrued unfounded untrue unwarranted wrong

WEAK

all wet at fault barking up wrong tree confused with fallacious ill-advised off base off-track sadly mistaken unadvised under wrong impression unreal unsound way-off wide of mark wrong number wrongly identified

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accurate correct honest right substantiated true valid

WEAK

exact fair just precise sound

Example Sentences

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In the suit, she claims that she was contacted by someone posing as a talent agent or producer and tricked into offering “private details of her life” over the phone in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Costco also denied claims that shoppers were tricked into paying a premium for its rotisserie chicken because of the “no preservatives” label.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2026

Those 7,500 New Yorkers didn’t opt out because we tricked them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

I started researching the lyrics and realized this band tricked us into positivity, like getting us to eat our vegetables.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

I am not caught by polis or dogs, not this time, but by this man who has tricked me.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

tricked

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