tricking

VERB

fool; play joke on

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bamboozle cheat con deceive defraud delude dupe hoodwink mislead swindle victimize

STRONG

catch fake flimflam gull hoax hocus-pocus jive outwit rook screw throw trap

WEAK

disinform double deal impose upon play for a fool pull wool over put one over on set up take for a ride take in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be honest help protect

STRONG

let go release

WEAK

be serious

Example Sentences

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tricking

A man tricking a hospital receptionist is not exactly a criminal mastermind.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

Instead, recent attacks relied on phishing -- tricking users into handing over access to their accounts.

From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026

The former MP filed her statement with police after her half-sister, Nkosazana Zuma-Mncube, accused her of tricking South Africans to join the war and laid a criminal complaint against her in November.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

“I don’t think either of us are going to be tricking each other,” Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

It was said that a fox could lure a man to his doom, tricking him into coming to its den, where somehow he would be fed to its offspring.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

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