tricked 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of trickednext
as in deceived

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tricked

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verb

past tense of trick
as in fooled
to cause to believe what is untrue you tricked me into thinking my ex wasn't coming to the party tonight

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tricked
  1. fooled
  2. deluded
  3. deceived
  4. erroneous
Verb
  • Don't be fooled by its glitzy bottle.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Don't be fooled — Charli xcx and George Daniel haven't walked down the aisle just yet.
    Hedy Phillips, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of fooled
Adjective
  • Earlier this morning, abusive and deluded homeless man dressed in white was shouting up and down our street, blowing on trumpet.
    Jay Martel, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The premise is a lot better than the execution, though, despite Harrelson’s ability to bring out the sweetness and decency in a deluded fool who can only communicate with the world through his love of graphic novels.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 14 July 2024
Definition of deluded
Verb
  • Durin the Elder, faced with this dread nightmare, realizes he’s been deceived and takes off the Ring.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Honestly describing the role of AI builds trust and prevents the audience from feeling deceived.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of deceived
Adjective
  • Between the lines: Republicans have argued vigorously that the apostrophe placed in the transcript is erroneous and that Biden was actually criticizing individual Trump voters.
    Andrew Solender, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The billionaire responded to reports that he would not be invited to the U.K.’s investment summit with false claims about the release of prisoners in the country, following a trend of erroneous and inflammatory comments directed at the U.K. in recent months.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune Europe, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of erroneous
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Thesaurus Entries Near tricked

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tricked

tricked (out)

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