bamboozle
The word “bamboozle” has 3 syllables: bam-boo-zle
It's pronounced as /bæmˈbuːzl/
What is synonym and antonym for bamboozle?
In the thesaurus, “bamboozle” has 107 synonyms and 27 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for bamboozle along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for bamboozle
- abash
- addle
- agitate
- baffle
- beat
- befog
- befuddle
- beguile
- bemuse
- bewilder
- bilk
- bleed
- bluff
- bother
- buffalo
- burn
- catch
- chagrin
- cheat
- chisel
- con
- confound
- confuse
- cozen
- deceive
- defraud
- delude
- diddle
- discombobulate
- discomfit
- discomfort
- discompose
- disconcert
- discountenance
- dismay
- disorient
- disquiet
- distress
- disturb
- do a number on
- dupe
- embarrass
- euchre
- fake out
- faze
- fleece
- flimflam
- flummox
- fluster
- fool
- fox
- fuddle
- gaff
- gammon
- get
- gravel
- gull
- have
- have on
- hoax
- hoodwink
- hornswoggle
- humbug
- hustle
- juggle
- kid
- lead one down the garden path
- lead one up the garden path
- maze
- misguide
- misinform
- mislead
- mortify
- muddle
- muddy
- mulct
- mystify
- nonplus
- perplex
- perturb
- pose
- put on
- puzzle
- rattle
- rook
- shortchange
- skin
- snooker
- snow
- spoof
- squeeze
- stick
- sting
- string along
- stump
- stun
- suck in
- sucker
- swindle
- take in
- tease
- trick
- unhinge
- unsettle
- upset
- vex
- weird out
Antonyms for bamboozle
- assure
- be honest
- clarify
- clear up
- debunk
- disabuse
- disclose
- disenchant
- disillusion
- divulge
- enlighten
- explain
- expose
- give
- help
- inform
- reassure
- reveal
- satisfy
- show up
- support
- tell
- uncloak
- uncover
- undeceive
- unmask
- unveil
Meanings of bamboozle
- verb
- To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
- To confuse, frustrate or perplex.
Example Sentences
- The magician managed to bamboozle the audience with his amazing tricks.
- Don't let anyone bamboozle you into making a hasty decision.
- She felt embarrassed when her friends tried to bamboozle her with fake news.
- The clever advertisement seemed designed to bamboozle unsuspecting customers.
- It's easy to bamboozle someone if they don’t know the facts.
On this page you'll find 134 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to bamboozle, such as: abash, addle, agitate, assure, baffle, be honest, beat.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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- addles
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- balks
- bamboozles
- barricades
- bars
- beats
- befogs
- befuddles
- beguiles
- bemuses
- bewilders
- blocks
- bothers
- buffaloes
- buffers
- bumpers
- chagrins
- checkmates
- checks
- clogs
- cocoons
- confounds
- confuses
- conquers
- cordons
- counteracts
- cozens
- cushionings
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- deceives
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- deludes
- discombobulates
- discomfits
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- discomposes
- disconcerts
- discountenances
- dismays
- disorients
- disquiets
- distresses
- disturbs
- dupes
- embarrasses
- encumbers
- fazes
- fenders
- fetters
- flummoxes
- flusters
- foils
- fools
- forestalls
- foxes
- frustrates
- fuddles
- gets
- gravels
- gulls
- halts
- hampers
- handicaps
- hinders
- hoaxes
- hobbles
- holds back
- hoodwinks
- humbugs
- impedes
- inhibits
- manacles
- mazes
- misguides
- misleads
- mortifies
- muddies
- muddles
- mufflers
- mystifies
- negates
- neutralizes
- nonpluses
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- nullifies
- obstructs
- obviates
- offsets
- overcomes
- paddings
- pads
- perplexes
- perturbs
- poses
- precludes
- prevents
- puzzles
- rattles
- safeguards
- sets back
- shackles
- shields
- short-circuits
- snows
- stalls
- sticks
- stops
- strings along
- stumps
- stuns
- takes in
- thwarts
- ties up
- trammels
- tricks
- unhinges
- unsettles
- upsets
- vexes
- weirds out