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dupe
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- pronunciation:
- dup
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a gullible person; one who can be readily misled or fooled.
They took him for a dupe, but he didn't fall for their rather devious scheme.- synonyms:
- greenhorn, gudgeon, gull, pigeon, sucker
- similar words:
- boob, chump, fool, patsy, sap
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| definition 2: |
someone who is tricked or manipulated into serving the interests of another person, group, or cause.
The weak leader was a dupe of foreign capitalists.- similar words:
- creature, fool, lackey, pawn, puppet, stooge, tool
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| related words: |
butt, imbecile, instrument, mark, prey, target |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dupes, duping, duped |
| definition: |
to fool or trick; mislead.
- synonyms:
- deceive, fool, gull, hoodwink, mislead, sucker, trick
- similar words:
- bamboozle, betray, cheat, con, cozen, defraud, delude, hoax, rogue, rook, snow, swindle
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| related words: |
clip, double-cross, fool, gyp, humbug, kid, make a monkey out of, mock, outwit, skin, trick |
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