Synonyms for delude
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Deceive — to deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe
deceive, mislead, fool, beguile, cajole, betray, dupe, trick, cheat, defraud, diddle, mock, circumvent, lull, overreach, gull, gammon, illude formal, bamboozle informal, outwit, humbug, hoax
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Definitions
- v. 1
To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
Related words
- Word family
- delusive deluded delusion delusional
Forms
- Past participle
- deluded
e.g. deluded → deceived, misled, fooled, beguiled…
Example sentences
- deceive I assure you that I didn't intend to deceive you.
- mislead He did everything he could to mislead the police.
- cajole He tried to cajole me into buying a candy bar for him.
- beguile He can beguile you with his manners.
By length
- 4 letters
- fool1, mock1, hoax1, lull1, gull1, dupe1
- 5 letters
- trick1, cheat1, cozen
- 6 letters
- betray2, humbug2, gammon2, outwit2, diddle2, cajole2, illude
- 7 letters
- deceive2, mislead2, defraud2, beguile2
- 9 letters
- overreach3, bamboozle
- 10 letters
- circumvent3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (betray2 = 2 syllables).