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noun

Definition of hoodwinkingnext
as in fooling

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verb

present participle of hoodwink
as in tricking
to cause to believe what is untrue Tom Sawyer famously hoodwinked the other boys into thinking there was nothing more enjoyable than whitewashing a fence

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoodwinking
  1. ruse
  2. subterfuge
  3. deceiving
  4. deception
  5. trickery
  6. stratagem
  7. deceit
  8. delusion
Noun
  • But the photos only tell half of the story how White pulled off an elaborate ruse to surprise Dobrev with his proposal.
    Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Though the establishment allegedly tried to lure Edward away from Wallis with fantastical tales about her to smear her reputation, the ruse didn’t work.
    Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of ruse
Noun
  • Putin’s ties to social media What Putin lacks as a military leader, the former KGB secret agent makes up for in subterfuge.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
  • When Lorraine’s cocoon of wealth begins to crack after Dot’s subterfuge, Wayne’s injuries, Roy’s threats, and Danish’s disappearance, Leigh centers the Queen of Debt’s humanizing concern.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2024
Definition of subterfuge
Verb
  • McLaughlin is accused of deceiving dog owners and rescue groups nationwide to acquire animals needing specialized care, according to police.
    Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
  • In the complaint, Michel blames Hill for mismanaging and deceiving her bandmates about the tour’s finances.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of deceiving
Noun
  • But because pressured waterfowl aren’t easy to fool, hunters have been trying to perfect the art of decoy deception to swing the odds in their favor.
    Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • On Thursday, Prime Video debuted the first trailer for its series adaptation of the 1999 teen movie, all eight episodes premiering Nov. 21 on the streamer, bringing a familiar tale of deception to a new locale with all new characters.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of deception
Noun
  • The documentary never suitably addresses any of this, nor Goode’s trickery.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024
  • While sudden incidents wrest the plot in new directions, the film is driven less by perverse narrative trickery than by the arbitrary cruelty of fate or the volatility of human nature.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of trickery
Noun
  • Not according to Hinch and Our Man Petzold, who reports the strategy is part of the Tigers’ plan to maximize the effectiveness of their opener/bulk-relief stratagem.
    Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Among the stratagems employed by PBMs to boost profits, the FTC says, is steering health plans and patients to their own affiliated pharmacy chains.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
Definition of stratagem
Noun
  • This ongoing effort has created a web of cruelty, deceit, and corruption in which many unfortunate people are ensnared.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Still, the lawsuit has exposed layers of contradictions and deceit in the Saudi government’s portrayal of Omar al-Bayoumi, a middle-aged Saudi graduate student in San Diego who was the central figure in the hijackers’ support network.
    Tim Golden, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2024
Definition of deceit
Noun
  • Michelle Nijhuis Life in the Ruins Two new books consider the delusion of the human quest to be free from the constraints of nature.
    The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Is this supernatural, paranormal, evil — or some kind of mass delusion?
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of delusion
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