Antonyms for de ludes
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : dih-lood |
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈlud |
- abet
- advise
- aid
- allow
- assist
- attest
- be faithful
- be honest
- be loyal
- be original
- be quiet
- be serious
- be truthful
- be upright
- bully
- certify
- clarify
- clear up
- come clean
- come out
- contribute
- counsel
- defend
- delight
- deny
- destroy
- differ
- discourage
- disenchant
- disgust
- dissuade
- encourage
- enlighten
- exalt
- excite
- exclude
- explain
- fail
- flatter
- force
- forward
- give
- guard
- help
- hide
- keep secret
- lead
- leave alone
- let go
- lose
- make happy
- misconceive
- misunderstand
- neglect
- offer
- oppose
- permit
- please
- praise
- protect
- prove
- push
- receive
- refuse
- reject
- release
- repay
- repel
- repulse
- reveal
- reverse
- satisfy
- stand
- stay
- straighten
- succeed
- support
- tell truth
- turn off
Definition of de ludes
Origin :- c.1400, from Latin deludere "to play false; to mock, deceive," from de- "down, to one's detriment" + ludere "to play" (see ludicrous). Related: Deluded; deluding.
- As in juggle : verb mislead, falsify; handle several things at once
- As in kid : verb fool, ridicule
- As in lie : verb tell an untruth
- As in mislead : verb give someone the wrong idea, information
- As in mock : verb deceive
- As in perjure : verb give false testimony
- As in pretend : verb fake, falsify
- As in bamboozle : verb fool; cheat
- As in seduce : verb tempt, ensnare
- As in sell/sell out : verb betray
- As in sneak : verb move stealthily
- As in take in : verb deceive, fool
- As in beguile : verb fool
- As in trick : verb fool; play joke on
- As in betray : verb be disloyal
- As in bluff : verb deceive
- As in cajole : verb attempt to coax; flatter
- As in cheat : verb defraud, fool
- As in counterfeit : verb make deceitful imitation
- As in deceive : verb mislead; be dishonest
- As in decoy : verb bait, entrap
- As in defraud : verb cheat, bilk
- As in delude : verb deceive, fool
- As in disappoint : verb sadden, dismay; frustrate
- As in dupe : verb fool someone
- As in fool : verb trick, mislead
- As in hoax : verb trick
Synonyms for de ludes
- abandon
- abort
- act
- act like
- affect
- allege
- allure
- alter
- ambush
- ape
- apple polish
- argue into
- assume
- baffle
- bait
- balk
- bamboozle
- banter
- be deceitful
- be hypocritical
- be unfaithful
- be untruthful
- bear false witness
- beat
- beat out of
- befuddle
- beguile
- belie
- betray
- bilk
- bite the hand that feeds you
- blandish
- bleed
- blow the whistle
- bluff
- bootlick
- bother
- break faith
- break promise
- break trust
- break with
- bribe
- bring to naught
- brownnose
- BS
- buffalo
- build up
- bull
- bunco
- bungle
- bunk
- burn
- butter up
- caboodle
- carbon
- case
- cast down
- catch
- chagrin
- challenge
- change
- cheat
- chicane
- chisel
- chouse
- circulate bad money
- circumvent
- claim
- claim falsely
- clip
- clone
- coax
- coin
- come on
- come to nothing
- commit perjury
- commit treason
- con
- concoct
- confound
- confuse
- conjure
- copy
- counterfeit
- cower
- cozen
- crawl
- creep
- crib
- cross
- cross up
- crowd
- dash
- dash hopes
- deceive
- decoy
- defeat
- defraud
- defy
- deliver up
- delude
- desert
- diddle
- disappoint
- disconcert
- disenchant
- disgruntle
- disguise
- dishearten
- disillusion
- disinform
- dissatisfy
- dissemble
- dissimulate
- distort
- ditto
- do
- do a number on
- do like
- do number on
- do out of
- doctor
- double deal
- double-cross
- double-deal
- draw
- dumbfound
- dupe
- dust
- egg one on
- elude
- embezzle
- embitter
- enmesh
- ensnare
- ensorcell
- entangle
- entice
- entrap
- equivocate
- evade
- exaggerate
- exploit
- fabricate
- fail
- fake
- fake out
- fall down on
- fall flat
- fall short of
- falsify
- fascinate
- fast talk
- feign
- fib
- finagle
- finesse
- finger
- fish
- fix
- fleece
- flimflam
- foil
- fool
- forge
- forsake
- forswear
- founder
- four-flush
- fox
- frame
- frustrate
- fudge
- fun
- gammon
- get around
- get next to
- give away
- give bum steer
- give up
- glide
- go back on
- go like
- gouge
- gull
- gumshoe
- gyp
- hamper
- hand a line
- have
- hide
- hinder
- hoax
- hocus-pocus
- hoodwink
- hook
- hornswoggle
- hose
- humbug
- illude
- imitate
- impersonate
- impose on
- impose upon
- induce
- influence
- inform against
- inform on
- inveigle
- invent
- invite
- jape
- jazz
- jerk around
- jest
- jilt
- jive
- jockey
- joke
- jolly
- josh
- juggle
- juke
- kid
- knife
- knock off
- lay claim
- lay it on thick
- lead astray
- lead on
- lead up garden path
- leave in the lurch
- let down
- let on
- lie
- lie under oath
- lure
- lurk
- make believe
- make fun of
- make like
- make money
- make out
- make sport of
- make up to
- malign
- malinger
- maneuver
- manipulate
- masquerade
- massage
- milk
- mimeo
- mimic
- mint
- miscarry
- misdirect
- misguide
- misinform
- misinstruct
- mislead
- misrepresent
- misspeak
- misstate
- mock
- modify
- mooch
- mousetrap
- move secretly
- murphy
- mystify
- not show
- oil
- ooze
- outfox
- outwit
- overdraw
- overreach
- pad
- palter
- pass
- pass off
- pass oneself off as
- perform magic
- perjure
- perplex
- persuade
- pervert
- phony
- phony up
- pilfer
- plant
- play
- play a trick on
- play false
- play for a fool
- play for a sucker
- play games with
- play joke on
- play Judas
- play trick on
- play up to
- play-act
- prestidigitate
- pretend
- prevaricate
- profess
- promote
- prowl
- psych out
- pull
- pull fast one
- pull one's leg
- pull something
- pull wool over
- pull wool over eyes
- purport
- push
- pussyfoot
- put on
- put one over on
- put out
- put up a front
- puzzle
- rag
- rat on
- razz
- ream
- rib
- rip off
- roast
- rob
- rook
- rope in
- rub the right way
- ruin prospects
- run a game on
- sandbag
- scam
- screw
- secrete
- seduce
- sell
- sell down the river
- sell out
- set up
- shaft
- sham
- shave
- shill
- shirk
- short
- shuck
- shuck and jive
- shuffle
- sidle
- simulate
- skin
- skulk
- slide
- slink
- slip
- slither
- sly
- smuggle
- snake
- snook
- snow
- soap
- soft-soap
- soften
- spirit
- spoof
- spread it on
- stab in the back
- stand up
- stat
- steal
- steer
- stick
- stiff
- sting
- stonewall
- string along
- stroke
- stump
- suck in
- suck up to
- sucker
- sucker into
- surrender
- swear falsely
- sweet-talk
- sweeten up
- swindle
- take
- take advantage of
- take for
- take for a ride
- take for ride
- take in
- take out
- take to cleaners
- take to the cleaner's
- tamper with
- tantalize
- tease
- tempt
- throw
- thwart
- toll
- torment
- tout
- trap
- trick
- trifle
- trim
- turn in
- turn informer
- turn state's evidence
- two-time
- urge
- vex
- victimize
- violate
- walk out on
- wheedle
- whitewash
- wile
- work on
- work over
- worm
- Xerox
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