Antonyms for hoodwink
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : hood-wingk |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk |
Definition of hoodwink
Origin :- 1560s, "to blindfold," from hood (n.1) + wink; figurative sense of "mislead, deceive" is c.1600. Related: Hoodwinked; hoodwinking.
- verb deceive
- You may find some better place for it--but then you haven't a maid to hoodwink.
- Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance
- They contrived no clever devices to hoodwink our moral nature.
- Extract from : « Creative Unity » by Rabindranath Tagore
- Michael was so observant, so clear-sighted, that it was impossible to hoodwink him.
- Extract from : « Lover or Friend » by Rosa Nouchette Carey
- It is used by abolitionists to hoodwink and deceive the conscience.
- Extract from : « Cotton is King and The Pro-Slavery Arguments » by Various
- Or you want me to wear the blinkers, the better to hoodwink your own eyes.
- Extract from : « One of Our Conquerors, Complete » by George Meredith
- Could not a girl see it was a shuffle to hoodwink a greenhorn?
- Extract from : « The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete » by George Meredith
- It is a marvel to me how you hoodwink Prexie about your work.
- Extract from : « Beatrice Leigh at College » by Julia Augusta Schwartz
- Well, what in the world possessed you to hoodwink Mr. French in this manner?
- Extract from : « Frank Before Vicksburg » by Harry Castlemon
- He has not risen early enough in the morning to hoodwink me.
- Extract from : « Serge Panine, Complete » by Georges Ohnet
- Charles had plenty of spirit, though a baby could hoodwink him.
- Extract from : « Into the Highways and Hedges » by F. F. Montrsor (Frances Frederica)
Synonyms for hoodwink
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