bamboozles
The word “bamboozles” has 3 syllables: bam-boo-zles
It's pronounced as /bæmˈbuːzlz/
What is synonym and antonym for bamboozles?
In the thesaurus, “bamboozles” has 107 synonyms and 20 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for bamboozles along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for bamboozles
- abashes
- addles
- agitates
- baffles
- beats
- befogs
- befuddles
- beguiles
- bemuses
- bewilders
- bleeds
- bluffs
- bothers
- buffaloes
- burns
- catches
- chagrins
- cheats
- chisels
- confounds
- confuses
- cons
- cozens
- deceives
- defrauds
- deludes
- diddles
- discombobulates
- discomfits
- discomforts
- discomposes
- disconcerts
- discountenances
- dismays
- disorients
- disquiets
- distresses
- disturbs
- does a number on
- dupes
- embarrasses
- euchres
- fakes out
- fazes
- fleeces
- flimflams
- flummoxes
- flusters
- fools
- foxes
- fuddles
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- gammons
- gets
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- has
- has on
- hoaxes
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- hornswoggles
- humbugs
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- kids
- leads one down the garden path
- leads one up the garden path
- mazes
- misguides
- misinforms
- misleads
- mortifies
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- muddles
- mulcts
- mystifies
- nonpluses
- nonplusses
- perplexes
- perturbs
- poses
- puts on
- puzzles
- rattles
- rooks
- shortchanges
- skins
- snookers
- snows
- spoofs
- squeezes
- sticks
- stings
- strings along
- stumps
- stuns
- suckers
- sucks in
- swindles
- takes in
- teases
- tricks
- unhinges
- unsettles
- upsets
- vexes
- weirds out
Antonyms for bamboozles
- assures
- debunks
- disabuses
- discloses
- disenchants
- disillusions
- divulges
- enlightens
- exposes
- informs
- reassures
- reveals
- satisfies
- shows up
- tells
- uncloaks
- uncovers
- undeceives
- unmasks
- unveils
Meanings of bamboozles
- 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's tricks always bamboozles the audience with unexpected surprises.
- He often bamboozles his friends with elaborate pranks that leave them confused.
- The complicated instructions bamboozles anyone who tries to assemble the furniture.
- Her deceptive smile bamboozles many into trusting her too quickly.
- The politician's speech bamboozles the public with fancy language but no real solutions.
On this page you'll find 127 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to bamboozles, such as: abashes, addles, agitates, assures, baffles, beats, befogs.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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