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
Example sentences :
  • 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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