What is another word for hornswoggle?
263 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ hˈɔːnswɒɡə͡l], [ hˈɔːnswɒɡəl], [ h_ˈɔː_n_s_w_ɒ_ɡ_əl]
Hornswoggle is a word that is not often used in day-to-day language and it refers to deceiving someone in order to cheat them out of something. If you're looking for synonyms for this word, you could use terms like dupe, swindle, cheat, defraud, trick, deceive, scam, or hoodwink. All of these terms refer to someone being taken advantage of or fooled. It's important to note, however, that each term may have slightly different connotations or implications, so it's important to choose the right word for the situation. No matter what word you choose, it's never okay or ethical to hornswoggle someone.
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Synonyms for Hornswoggle:
n.
• Other relevant words: (noun)v.
• bamboozle (verb)- be-fuddle,
- de-fraud,
- de-lude,
- be fuddles,
- de-frauds,
- be-fuddles,
- be fuddle,
- be fuddled,
- de ludes,
- de lude,
- de-ludes,
- de frauds,
- be-fuddling,
- de fraud,
- be-fuddled,
- be fuddling.
- co-axing,
- mis-leading,
- mis-leads,
- co axing,
- mis leads,
- mis leading,
- ripping off,
- co axed,
- mis lead,
- co-axed,
- sweettalk,
- mis-lead.
- out wits,
- out-witted,
- over-reach,
- be guile,
- out-wit,
- ropes in,
- jerking around,
- out witting,
- be-guile,
- over-reaches,
- pulled one leg,
- over reached,
- roping in,
- out-wits,
- pull one leg,
- pulls one's leg,
- pulling something,
- be tray,
- pull ones leg,
- pulls one leg,
- pulled ones leg,
- pulled something,
- over-reached,
- over-reaching,
- be guiles,
- be-guiles,
- pulls something,
- be-tray,
- pulling leg,
- pulling one leg,
- be trays,
- be-trays,
- jerks around,
- pulls leg,
- over reaches,
- over reaching,
- pulled one's leg,
- out-witting,
- pulls ones leg,
- pulling ones leg,
- pulled leg,
- over reach,
- out witted.
- took for ride,
- pull the wool over ones eyes,
- took the cleaners,
- pulled the wool over eyes,
- pulling the wool over one eyes,
- pulling wool over ones eyes,
- took advantage of,
- pulls the wool over one's eyes,
- pull the wool over one eyes,
- pulled the wool over one's eyes,
- takes the cleaners,
- pulling wool over one eyes,
- pulls the wool over ones eyes,
- pulling wool over eyes,
- took cleaners,
- pulling the wool over ones eyes,
- takes for a ride,
- pulls a fast one,
- take the cleaners,
- took to the cleaners,
- pulls fast one,
- takes cleaners,
- sucking in,
- pulled wool over one's eyes,
- pulled a fast one,
- pulling the wool over one's eyes,
- pulling wool over one's eyes,
- taking to cleaners,
- beats out of,
- buffaloing,
- takes to the cleaners,
- pulls the wool over eyes,
- taking for a ride,
- pulled fast one,
- pulls the wool over one eyes,
- took to cleaners,
- takes for ride,
- pulling a fast one,
- taking cleaners,
- take cleaners,
- pulled wool over one eyes,
- pulls wool over ones eyes,
- pulls wool over one's eyes,
- takes to cleaners,
- beating out of,
- pull the wool over eyes,
- pulls wool over eyes,
- taking the cleaners,
- pull wool over ones eyes,
- pulled wool over ones eyes,
- pulled the wool over ones eyes,
- pulled wool over eyes,
- pulling fast one,
- took for a ride,
- taking to the cleaners,
- pulling the wool over eyes,
- sucks in,
- pulled the wool over one eyes,
- pull wool over one's eyes,
- pull wool over one eyes,
- pulls wool over one eyes.
Other synonyms:
• bamboozle • deceive • dupe- Shafted,
- spoofing,
- out wit,
- jerked around,
- outwitting,
- pull something,
- jerk around,
- Shafting,
- rope in,
- roped in,
- pulling one's leg,
- spoofed,
- pull leg,
- pull one's leg.
- Humbugged,
- pull the wool over one's eyes,
- scamming,
- sucked in,
- pull wool over eyes,
- hoodwinked,
- take to cleaners,
- double cross,
- pull fast one,
- Buffaloes,
- chicaned,
- Humbugging,
- chicane,
- bamboozle,
- buffalo,
- buffaloed,
- dupe,
- suck in,
- take to the cleaners,
- pull a fast one,
- chicaning,
- chicanes,
- take for a ride,
- scammed,
- wheedle,
- con,
- doublecross,
- beat out of,
- taking for ride,
- take for ride.
- discombobulate,
- confuse,
- bluff,
- baffle,
- misinform,
- stump,
- catch,
- burn,
- swipe,
- bite,
- delude,
- confound,
- stupefy,
- humbug,
- chouse,
- jockey,
- Dumfound,
- puzzle,
- gaff,
- beguile,
- flimflam,
- nonplus,
- memorize,
- spoof,
- DO,
- lift,
- gum,
- dumbfound,
- take-in,
- have,
- Mump,
- muddle,
- sell,
- hocus-pocus,
- bewilder,
- do up brown,
- disconcert,
- Daddle,
- mislead,
- abstract,
- distract,
- Flam,
- hoax,
- gudgeon,
- misguide,
- stymie,
- gull,
- filch,
- snooker,
- juggle,
- daze,
- cabbage,
- flabbergast,
- fob,
- Hocus,
- gammon,
- perplex,
- sucker,
- kidnap,
- stun,
- shirk,
- cozen,
- befuddle,
- bilk.
How to use "Hornswoggle" in context?
Hornswoggle is a word meaning to deceive or cheat someone. It is derived from the Middle English word horn, meaning a large horn, and woggle, meaning to twist. The Oxford English Dictionary records the word in use in England in the 16th century.
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