hoodwinked

hood·wink

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hoo d-wingk]
- /ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk/
- /ˈhʊd.wɪŋk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hoo d-wingk]
- /ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk/

Definitions of hoodwinked word

verb with object hoodwinked to deceive or trick. 1
verb with object hoodwinked Archaic. to blindfold. 1
verb with object hoodwinked Obsolete. to cover or hide. 1
noun hoodwinked Simple past tense and past participle of hoodwink. 1

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Origin of hoodwinked

First appearance:

before 1555

One of the 31% oldest English words

First recorded in 1555-65; hood1 + wink1

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Parts of speech for Hoodwinked

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hoodwinked

hoodwinked popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for hoodwinked

adjective hoodwinked

deceived — (of a person) Cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage.
cheated — to defraud; swindle: He cheated her out of her inheritance.

All 2 Synonyms of hoodwinked

Antonyms for hoodwinked

verb hoodwinked

gave — simple past tense of give.
helped — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
protected — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
offered — to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.

All 4 Antonyms of hoodwinked