as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue
we were duped into thinking the dummy was a real alien
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Recent Examples of duped
Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Oct. 2025
An unmet promise, particularly one announced with great fanfare, can make people feel duped.
—Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
One day a friend informed me that her cleaning lady had been duped into transferring Rs 25,000 ($284) to a scammer’s account with the false promise of a Rs 25 lakh ($28,470) lottery win.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
The scams duped people contacted via social media and messaging applications online into transferring cryptocurrency into accounts controlled by the scheme with false promises that the crypto would be invested and produce profits, according to the office.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
The hometown crowd has to feel duped.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Even with education and preventative measures, older adults—like all people—still can be duped.
—Suzi Morales, Parents, 25 Sep. 2025
Everyone else is easily duped and manipulated, but not Wendy.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The difference today is the modern impulse to broadcast your home spaces online, where trends can become saturated and then duped.
—Viv Chen, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Finally, Trader Joe’s duped Smucker’s Uncrustables, which duped the American public.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Oct. 2025
An unmet promise, particularly one announced with great fanfare, can make people feel duped.
—Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
One day a friend informed me that her cleaning lady had been duped into transferring Rs 25,000 ($284) to a scammer’s account with the false promise of a Rs 25 lakh ($28,470) lottery win.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
The scams duped people contacted via social media and messaging applications online into transferring cryptocurrency into accounts controlled by the scheme with false promises that the crypto would be invested and produce profits, according to the office.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
The hometown crowd has to feel duped.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Even with education and preventative measures, older adults—like all people—still can be duped.
—Suzi Morales, Parents, 25 Sep. 2025
Everyone else is easily duped and manipulated, but not Wendy.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The difference today is the modern impulse to broadcast your home spaces online, where trends can become saturated and then duped.
—Viv Chen, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duped
Verb
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Despite being deceived, Stone, who dated Garfield for four years, conceded that the actor's dedication to the secret was honorable.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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According to Chinese sources, one of its electronic warfare (EW) systems has successfully deceived a foreign spy plane over the South China Sea.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The opening and final sequences of the film’s frame story are some of the most oft referenced in movie history, while the dark, labyrinthine interiors of Desmond’s mansion perfectly reflect the mind of the deluded diva whose success and celebrity are completely behind her.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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My homies then were deluded, too.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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To stop this quarterback, Mizzou can’t get tricked by his illusions.—
Chase Gemes,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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Another legend explains how in the distant past, the nefarious Lake Nyos was formed from the decomposing body of a Kom chief whose people had been tricked and murdered by the Bamessi tribe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Bowlin told the Statesman that alert was created by crews working in the area, leading to an erroneous message uploading to the system.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Oct. 2025
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Some were hastily informed that their firings were erroneous, but the experience rattled the CDC, an agency tasked with overseeing the national response to seasonal respiratory illnesses at a time when those illnesses typically spike.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And don’t be fooled by spotless sheets.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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Our members aren’t going to be fooled by PR spin.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Duped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duped. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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