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
Example sentences :
  • 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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