Definitions

duped

[doopt, dyoopt] / dupt, djupt /

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cheated adj.
deceived adj.
deluded adj.
fooled adj.
mistaken adj.

ADJECTIVE

cheated

Synonyms

STRONG

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

WEAK

ripped off scammed taken in

ADJECTIVE

deceived

Synonyms

STRONG

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

Antonyms

WEAK

informed trusted

ADJECTIVE

deluded

Synonyms

STRONGEST

misled tricked

STRONG

betrayed deceived fooled mistaken

WEAK

sadly mistaken

ADJECTIVE

fooled

Synonyms

STRONG

bamboozled conned deceived deluded hornswoggled misled outfoxed snowed

WEAK

flimflammed sucked in

Antonyms

WEAK

clear cognizant unfooled untricked

ADJECTIVE

mistaken

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confounded confused deceived deluded fooled misguided misinformed misinterpreting misjudging misled tricked

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

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duped

Monk had been duped, according to charges later laid out in arrest warrants secured by the local sheriff’s department.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Tourists duped into booking fake stays at 10 Downing Street.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Matthew's father was cleared of any involvement as he was also duped by Hayden-Johnson.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

In 2024, the British government released a video of a phone call in which the then foreign minister David Cameron was duped by someone posing as former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

Tally glared at Dr. Cable, realizing she’d been duped.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

duped

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