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HUMBUGGED Synonyms

There are 23 synonyms of the word humbugged. (exact relations)
There are 18 hypernyms of the word humbugged. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for HUMBUGGED

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cheated
verbv
noun

• weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

• weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

• someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

• the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

• a deception for profit to yourself

verb

• deprive somebody of something by deceit

• defeat someone through trickery or deceit

• engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud

• be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

conned
verbv
verb

• conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane

deceived
verbv
verb

• be false to; be dishonest with

• cause someone to believe an untruth

duped
verbv
noun

• a person who is tricked or swindled

verb

• fool or hoax

fooled
verbv
noun

• a person who lacks good judgment

• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

• a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

verb

• make a fool or dupe of

• spend frivolously and unwisely

• fool or hoax

• indulge in horseplay

swindled
verbv
noun

• the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

verb

• deprive of by deceit

tricked
verbv
noun

• a cunning or deceitful action or device

• a period of work or duty

• an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent

• a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

• an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

• a prostitute's customer

• (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner

verb

• deceive somebody

baloney
nounn
noun

• pretentious or silly talk or writing

bilgewater
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• pretentious or silly talk or writing

boloney
nounn
noun

• pretentious or silly talk or writing

bosh
verb, nounv, n
noun

• pretentious or silly talk or writing

drool
verb, nounv, n
noun

• pretentious or silly talk or writing

• saliva spilling from the mouth

verb

• be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something

• let saliva drivel from the mouth

dupery
nounn
noun

• something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

fraud
nounn
noun

• intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

• a person who makes deceitful pretenses

• something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

• the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

fraudulence
nounn
noun

• a fraudulent or duplicitous representation

• the quality of being fraudulent

• something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

hoax
nounn
noun

• something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

verb

• subject to a playful hoax or joke

put-on
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

• something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

• a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

taradiddle
nounn
noun

• a trivial lie

• pretentious or silly talk or writing

tarradiddle
nounn
noun

• a trivial lie

• pretentious or silly talk or writing

tommyrot
nounn
noun

• pretentious or silly talk or writing

Best Hypernyms For HUMBUGGED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for humbugged, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (17)
bunk chicane chicanery cozen deceit deceive deception delude guile hokum meaninglessness misrepresentation nonsense nonsensicality shenanigan trickery wile
Phrases (1)
lead on

Alternatives for CHEATED

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