Antonyms for bamboozle

Grammar : Verb

Spell : bam-boo-zuh l

Phonetic Transcription : bæmˈbu zəl

Definition of bamboozle

Origin : 1703, originally a slang or cant word, perhaps Scottish from bombaze "perplex," related to bombast, or French embabouiner "to make a fool (literally 'baboon') of." Related: Bamboozled; bamboozling. As a noun from 1703.

verb fool; cheat

Example sentences :

Instead, she was inclined to boast over her ability to bamboozle men at her will.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

But this precious story with which you've tried to bamboozle us is not complete.
Extract from : « The Shrieking Pit » by Arthur J. Rees

He could bamboozle anyone, could Joe—it was for all the world like magic.
Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893 » by Various

“We may bamboozle the scoundrel, and succeed where others have failed,” observed the dominie.
Extract from : « In New Granada » by W.H.G. Kingston

Another word, bamboozle, has been a sore difficulty with lexicographers.
Extract from : « The Slang Dictionary » by John Camden Hotten

It is not so with us artists; they could not bamboozle us in this way.
Extract from : « Gerfaut, Complete » by Charles de Bernard

In vain did the philosopher try to bamboozle me into the belief that "it was lard."
Extract from : « Ginger-Snaps » by Fanny Fern

But many modern adventuresses have been able to bamboozle the mighty.
Extract from : « Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo » by William Le Queux

A government may bamboozle it or dodge it, but it cannot openly oppose it.
Extract from : « The Fruits of Victory » by Norman Angell

He saw he could not fool or bamboozle me in the slightest degree.
Extract from : « Shadow, the Mysterious Detective » by Police Captain Howard

Synonyms for bamboozle

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