- deceived
- (Roget's IV)
modif.
1. [Led astray]Syn. duped, gulled, fooled, humbugged, hoaxed, trifled with, culled, snared, trapped, lured, decoyed, baited, played, hoodwinked, betrayed, circumvented, thwarted, bamboozled, victimized, sucked in*, conned*, hauled for a sucker*, taken*, had*.Ant. trusted*, dealt with openly, informed.2. [Led into an erroneous conclusion]Syn. deluded, misled, mistaken, misapprehending; see mistaken 1 .3. [Cheated]Syn. defrauded, imposed upon, swindled; see cheated .
English dictionary for students. 2013.