Synonyms and antonyms of To cheat or trick someone in British Thesaurus

shanghai (verb)

informal old-fashioned to trick or force someone into doing something

rip off ()

to cheat someone, especially by charging them too much money for something

deceive (verb)

to trick someone by behaving in a dishonest way

trick (verb)

to make someone believe something that is not true

cheat (verb)

to treat someone dishonestly

string along ()

to make someone continue believing something that is false for a long time, especially something about your intentions or beliefs

swindle (verb)

to cheat someone in order to get their money

dupe (verb)

to trick someone into believing something that is not true or into doing something that is stupid or illegal

entrap (verb)

to trick someone into doing something wrong

snare (verb)

to trick someone into an unpleasant situation that they cannot escape from

bamboozle (verb)

informal to trick someone or make them confused

beguile (verb)

formal to persuade or trick someone into doing something, especially by saying nice things to them

bilk (verb)

informal to get money from someone in a dishonest way

catfish (verb)

to trick someone into having an online relationship by adopting a fake identity

cheat on (mainly American)

mainly American to cheat by not obeying the rules on something

chisel (verb)

mainly Americaninformal to get something from someone by tricking them

diddle (verb)

informal to trick or cheat someone

do (verb)

Britishinformal to cheat someone

do out of ()

to stop someone from getting or having something that they should have, especially in a way that is unfair or dishonest

double-cross (verb)

to cheat someone, usually when doing something illegal or planning to cheat someone else together

ensnare (verb)

formal to trick someone in an unpleasant way and get control of them

fake out ()

to trick someone by pretending something or by behaving dishonestly

finagle (verb)

informal to get something by cheating people or behaving in an unfair way

fleece (verb)

to cheat or trick someone as a way of getting their money

gull (verb)

literary an old word meaning ‘to cheat or trick someone’

gyp (verb)

mainly Americaninformal to trick or cheat someone when they buy something

hoax (verb)

to trick someone deliberately with a hoax

jerk around ()

to treat someone in an unfair or dishonest way

make a fool (out) of someone ()

to deliberately make someone seem stupid, for example by tricking them

make out ()

to cause people to have a particular false opinion about someone or something

pull a fast one ()

to trick someone

pull the wool over someone’s eyes ()

to try to trick or cheat someone by giving them wrong information

put one over on someone (informal)

informal to trick someone into believing something that is not true

ream (verb)

Americaninformal to cheat someone

screw (verb)

very informal to cheat someone, or to treat someone in an unfair way

shaft (verb)

informal to cheat someone, or to treat them unfairly

spring a trap ()

to trick someone, especially after planning how you will do it

sucker (verb)

informal to trick someone into doing something

take in ()

to trick someone into believing something that is not true

take someone for a ride ()

to trick, cheat, or lie to someone

throw someone off the scent/track ()

to stop someone from finding you or from discovering the truth about something by using a clever plan or trick

trap (verb)

to trick someone in order to make them do or say something that they did not want to do or say

try it on (with someone) ()

to attempt to get something from someone by behaving dishonestly or by tricking them

wangle (verb)

informal to get something by tricking someone or by persuading them in an indirect way

wind up (British)

Britishinformal to trick someone by telling them something that is not true