Antonyms for hoodwinked
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : hood-wingk |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk |
Definition of hoodwinked
Origin :- 1560s, "to blindfold," from hood (n.1) + wink; figurative sense of "mislead, deceive" is c.1600. Related: Hoodwinked; hoodwinking.
- verb deceive
- But Themistocles was not the man to be hoodwinked by the simple cunning of the Spartans.
- Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
- You imagine that a man like that can be played with, and hoodwinked by amateurs like yourself.
- Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
- They must have thought they had hoodwinked me and were probably then rejoicing at their success.
- Extract from : « Ranching, Sport and Travel » by Thomas Carson
- Their safety required a Governor who could be controlled or hoodwinked by them.
- Extract from : « Rabbi and Priest » by Milton Goldsmith
- I was not hoodwinked, but neither was I stirred to resistance.
- Extract from : « The King's Mirror » by Anthony Hope
- Indeed I had had it from her own lips that she had played with this man, even as she had hoodwinked the prince.
- Extract from : « Princess Zara » by Ross Beeckman
- Surely these fine, independent fellows were not to be hoodwinked by the jingoes!
- Extract from : « The Patrician » by John Galsworthy
- The Commissioners turned out to be able men, who were not to be hoodwinked.
- Extract from : « The Settler and the Savage » by R.M. Ballantyne
- A man of such broad experience was not to be hoodwinked so easily.
- Extract from : « The Easiest Way » by Eugene Walter and Arthur Hornblow
- Was I not guilty of letting her come on to me hoodwinked at this moment?
- Extract from : « The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete » by George Meredith
Synonyms for hoodwinked
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