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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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A growing number of African countries have in recent months begun to discover that their citizens have been duped into fighting for the Russian army, and either killed or captured on the battlefield.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 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

People who had been duped by the broadcast were angry at Welles and CBS.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow