What is another word for Foisted?

Pronunciation: [fˈɔ͡ɪstɪd] (IPA)

Foisted is a verb that means to impose or force something on someone in a deceiving way. Some synonyms for foisted include imposed, forced, burdened, inflicted, or thrust upon someone. These words refer to the act of giving or pushing an unwanted thing or idea unto another person. Other synonymous words for foisted are railroaded, palmed off, dumped, or passed off. These words imply a sense of trickery and deceit which is often associated with the act of foisting. Overall, when one uses any of these synonymous words for foisted, it conveys a sense of imposition and coercion on the receiving end.

What are the hypernyms for Foisted?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Foisted

Professor Huxley is the man of all others who Foisted Mr. Darwin most upon us, but in his famous lecture on the coming of age of the "Origin of Species" he did not explain to his hearers wherein the Neo-Darwinian theory of evolution differed from the old; and why not?
"Luck or Cunning?"
Samuel Butler
Waterbury, the gentleman in him soaked by the taint of a Foisted dishonor and his fighting blood roused, waited with clenched fists.
"Garrison's Finish A Romance of the Race-Course"
W. B. M. Ferguson
It is stated that Dr. Rawlinson "paid a large sum of money for a substitute Foisted upon him as a genuine article."
"England in the Days of Old"
William Andrews

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