Putting one over on


Synonyms for putting one over on
verb trick, mislead

cheat
pretend
dupe
deceive
hoodwink
delude
trifle
flimflam

scam
diddle
gull
snow
hoax
outfox
bluff
spoof

con
bamboozle
kid
make believe
put on
take in
play-act
chicane

fox
juke
jive
fake out
lead on
play a trick on
put one over on
suck in

Antonyms for putting one over on

be honest

Synonyms
verb get the better of; figure out before another

baffle
bamboozle
beat
bewilder
cap
cheat
circumvent
con
confuse
deceive
defeat

defraud
dupe
finagle
gull
have
hoax
hoodwink
mislead
outdo
outfox
outmaneuver

overreach
swindle
take in
top
trick
worst
outthink
end-run
fake out
fox
goose

lead astray
make a fool of
make a monkey of
outgeneral
outguess
outjockey
pull a fast one on
put one over on
run circles around

Synonyms
verb play with; keep dangling

bluff
coquet
dally
deceive

dupe
flirt
fool
hoax

toy
trifle
wanton
lead on

put one over on
take for a ride

Antonyms

release

let go

Synonyms
verb cheat, steal

extort
fleece
hoodwink
bilk
gouge
dupe
overcharge
deceive
victimize
defraud

con
fool
trick
trim
rook
scam
clip
do
beat
fudge

diddle
stiff
gull
pluck
shaft
flimflam
sting
sucker
cozen
frame

bamboozle
rip off
set up
sandbag
pull a fast one
put one over on
run a game on
sell a bill of goods
take for a ride
take to the cleaners

Antonyms

destroy
donate

give
help

lose
be honest

Synonyms
verb fool; play joke on

mislead
victimize
cheat
swindle
con
dupe
bamboozle
deceive

hoodwink
defraud
delude
flimflam
rook
screw
gull
hoax

outwit
hocus-pocus
trap
fake
catch
throw
set up
take in

jive
disinform
double deal
impose upon
play for a fool
pull wool over
put one over on
take for a ride

Antonyms

protect
release

help
let go

be honest
be serious

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