Synonyms of duping

duping

verb

present participle of dupe

as in tricking

to cause to believe what is untrue

we were duped into thinking the dummy was a real alien

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tricking
• fooling
• deceiving
• conning
• hoodwinking
• gulling
• misinforming
• deluding
• misleading
• teasing
• suckering
• hoaxing
• kidding
• bamboozling
• misguiding
• cheating
• snookering
• spoofing
• bluffing
• juggling
• humbugging
• cozening
• gaffing
• catching
• having
• sucking in
• stringing along
• burning
• stinging
• beguiling
• gammoning
• snowing
• faking out
• taking in
• having on
• buffaloing
• hornswoggling
• defrauding
• swindling
• doing a number on
• pulling one's leg
• leading one down the garden path
• fleecing
• pulling the wool over one's eyes
• shortchanging
• sticking
• mulcting
• putting on
• diddling
• rooking
• hustling
• chiseling
• bleeding
• skinning
• squeezing
• flimflamming
• euchring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposing
• revealing
• uncovering
• disclosing
• unmasking
• debunking
• telling
• divulging
• showing up
• undeceiving
• unveiling
• disabusing
• uncloaking
• disillusioning
• disenchanting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of duping

This week, a council member in Paradise accused the group of duping him into appearing in a commercial without disclosing who was behind the campaign. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Apple’s decision to briefly remove Telegram from the App Store has been blamed on a blackmailer duping the company into executing a takedown, according to Telegram’s CEO. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

In February last year, a federal lawsuit charging Sun with duping investors was paused before being settled for a $10-million fine. — Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Jurk was almost immediately called out for duping Castillo into touching the gloves, a sign of respect, at the beginning of the fight. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026

Or the result of a spoiler once again duping POTUS into another quagmire? — Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 May 2026

Scammers posing as law-enforcement or bank officials used fraudulent websites disguised as legitimate investment platforms to defraud victims across the globe by duping them into sending cryptocurrency, according to an FBI agent's affidavit. — ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026

But behind the scenes, AllHere was heading for financial collapse, and its founder, Joanna Smith-Griffin, was arrested on federal charges in the fall of 2024 for allegedly duping investors. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026

This isn’t the first time that Musk has been dragged into court to defend himself against allegations of duping investors with his social media posts. — Staff, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026