as in fooled
to cause to believe what is untrue
you tricked me into thinking my ex wasn't coming to the party tonight
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Recent Examples of tricked
Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
Montreal opened the scoring when Dubois’ shot hit off of Elizabeth Giguere’s stick and tricked Rooney.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Montreal opened the scoring when Dubois' shot hit off of Elizabeth Giguere's stick and tricked Rooney.
—CBS News, 12 May 2026
And thousands of New Yorkers have been tricked and trapped, and taken here.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2026
Prosecutors further alleged Michael was tricked by O’Donnell into going to a vacant home in Kentucky for HVAC repairs on September 19, 2022, according to KCRA.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Alisoun has previously tricked Absalom into kissing her butt by sticking it out the window just as Absalom leaned in, intent on kissing her other cheek.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
According to police records, Torres-García died months before DCF was successfully tricked by her mother into doing a video call with a woman who has said she was asked to impersonate the child.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
How the PayPal refund scam tricked Brian Oliver had never heard of a crypto ATM before that day.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
The sample that tricked the most people came from a robot Bram Stoker.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
Montreal opened the scoring when Dubois’ shot hit off of Elizabeth Giguere’s stick and tricked Rooney.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Montreal opened the scoring when Dubois' shot hit off of Elizabeth Giguere's stick and tricked Rooney.
—CBS News, 12 May 2026
And thousands of New Yorkers have been tricked and trapped, and taken here.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2026
Prosecutors further alleged Michael was tricked by O’Donnell into going to a vacant home in Kentucky for HVAC repairs on September 19, 2022, according to KCRA.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Alisoun has previously tricked Absalom into kissing her butt by sticking it out the window just as Absalom leaned in, intent on kissing her other cheek.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
According to police records, Torres-García died months before DCF was successfully tricked by her mother into doing a video call with a woman who has said she was asked to impersonate the child.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
How the PayPal refund scam tricked Brian Oliver had never heard of a crypto ATM before that day.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tricked
Verb
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Don't be fooled in thinking this spiked tea came from New York—this fan-favorite version hails from Tennessee.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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So don’t be fooled by temporary price drops that come with endless statements about deals being made.—
Matt Randolph,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Arsenal’s aesthetically pleasing style was mocked for being too naïve and soft, its fans for being too deluded and entitled.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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In Joe Mantello’s staggering new production of Arthur Miller’s 1949 American tragedy, self-deluded everyman Willy Loman (Lane) gets lost in the funhouse mirror of his life, haunted by the squandered potential of both him and his son, Biff (the revelatory Christopher Abbott).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
Verb
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When both technology and human judgment can be deceived at the point of execution, defense must shift upstream into design, process and governance.—
Steve Piper,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The indictment alleges that the group, which is best known for its work to oppose the Ku Klux Klan, lied to donors about paying confidential informants to infiltrate hate groups and deceived banks about the bank accounts used to make those payments.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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That assumption is erroneous—and dangerous.—
David Capablanca,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Technology should be developed to track the same digital paths that erroneous content traveled, correcting the record along the way.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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“Tricked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tricked. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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