Definitions

duped

[doopt, dyoopt] / dupt, dyupt /

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

Example Sentences

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Even former prime minister Lee Hsien Loong has admitted to being duped into making an order on a fake e-commerce website.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

So ubiquitous was the so-called Ambassador of Happiness, you’d swear NBC duped a Snoop — or maybe two.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

How could one of the most sophisticated private-lending firms in the world be so badly duped?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The worst that befell most of those duped by New Year’s Eve AI-generated mischief was a little discomfort, embarrassment and wasted time.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026

Most likely Holmes forged the envelopes or else duped Emeline into preparing them by persuading her they would be used for a legitimate purpose, perhaps for Christmas cards.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

duped

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