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单词 string someone along
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to deceive (someone) over a period of time
He strung us along for years with all his lies.
Synonyms
deceive
He has deceived and disillusioned us all.
fool
Art dealers fool a lot of people.
take (someone) for a ride (informal)
kid (informal)
Are you sure you're not kidding me?
I'm just kidding.
bluff
She tried to bluff her way through the test.
hoax
He recently hoaxed a number of celebrities.
dupe
Some of the offenders duped the psychologists.
put one over on (someone) (informal)
play fast and loose with (someone) (informal)
play (someone) false
See string

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bluff
Definition
to pretend to be confident in order to influence (someone)
She tried to bluff her way through the test.
Synonyms
deceive,
lie,
trick,
fool,
pretend,
cheat,
con,
fake,
mislead,
sham,
dupe,
feign,
delude,
humbug,
bamboozle (informal),
hoodwink,
double-cross (informal),
pull the wool over someone's eyes
in the sense of dupe
Definition
to deceive or cheat
Some of the offenders duped the psychologists.
Synonyms
deceive,
trick,
cheat,
con (informal),
kid (informal),
sting (informal),
rip off (slang),
hoax,
defraud,
beguile,
gull (archaic),
delude,
swindle,
outwit,
bamboozle (informal),
hoodwink,
take for a ride (informal),
pull a fast one on (informal),
cozen,
scam (slang)
in the sense of fool
Definition
to deceive (someone), esp. in order to make them look ridiculous
Art dealers fool a lot of people.
Synonyms
deceive,
cheat,
mislead,
delude,
kid (informal),
trick,
take in,
con (informal),
stiff (slang),
have (someone) on,
bluff,
hoax,
dupe,
beguile,
gull (archaic),
swindle,
make a fool of,
bamboozle,
hoodwink,
take for a ride (informal),
put one over on (informal),
play a trick on,
pull a fast one on (informal),
scam (slang)

Nearby words of
string someone along

  • striking
  • string
  • string along with someone
  • string someone along
  • string someone up
  • string something out
  • stringent

Related terms of
string someone along

  • string along with someone

Synonyms of 'string someone along'

string someone along

Additional synonyms

in the sense of hoax
Definition
to deceive or play a joke on (someone)
He recently hoaxed a number of celebrities.
Synonyms
deceive,
trick,
fool,
take in (informal),
con (slang),
wind up (British, slang),
kid (informal),
bluff,
dupe,
gull (archaic),
delude,
swindle,
bamboozle (informal),
gammon (British, informal),
hoodwink,
take (someone) for a ride (informal),
prank,
befool,
hornswoggle (slang),
scam (slang)
in the sense of kid
Definition
to tease or deceive (someone) for fun
Are you sure you're not kidding me?I'm just kidding.
Synonyms
tease,
joke,
trick,
fool,
pretend,
mock,
rag (British),
wind up (British, slang),
ridicule,
hoax,
beguile,
gull (archaic),
delude,
jest,
bamboozle,
hoodwink,
cozen (literary),
jerk or yank someone's chain (informal)
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