Decoy

Synonyms for "decoy" (132 found)

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Closest matches (27)

Noun(7 words)

bait lure attractbait and lurebaitingbody doublechaff

agent provocateurallure allurement attract attraction baitbait the hookbaited trapbat the eyesbirdlime blandishbooby trapby-bidder cajole capper catchcatch outcharm chicane chicanery

Strong matches (39)

coaxcome oncome-oncome-on mandeadfall deathtrap debauch deceive deceptiondecoy duckdelude dionaea drawdraw indraw ondrawcard drawingdrawing cardendearment enmesh

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ensnare ensnarl entangle entice enticement entoil entrap enweb firetrap flirtflirt withflytrap gingive the come-on

Noun(5 words)

cover crowbait distractions entice faking

Related words (66)

ground baithookhook ininduce inducement inveigle inveiglement kidnap leadlead onlime lure mesh mine misleadmole trapmousetrap net nooseoffer bait to

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pitfall plant rattrap roperope inseduce seducementset gunshill snare snarl snigglespread the toilsspring gunstale stallstool pigeonstooliesuck intangle tempt temptation throw toll train trap trapfall trick trickery trip wile wind woo

Noun(12 words)

influence lures luring misdirect misleadred herringringer ruse scarecrows shills steerer trap

Verb(1 words)

lured

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5 relation types

More general

15 entries

accomplice beguiler cheat cheater confederate deceiver device entice instrument lure mislead slicker tempt trickster

More specific

7 entries

baitingduck decoyhunting decoyluringpolice decoysting decoyundercover decoy

Collocations

10 entries

animal decoydecoy callerdecoy devicedecoy duckdecoy effectdecoy flockdecoy operationdecoy strategydecoy tacticduck decoy

Inflections

3 entries

decoyed decoying decoys

Derivations

1 entries

decoying

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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Trappers used decoy birds and a sticky substance.

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Tom's the decoy.

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This harmless protein, acting like a decoy, attaches itself to the GAS6 protein within the bloodstream and keeps the harmful AXL protein from being activated.

Source: tatoeba (11479238)

Karl prepared a decoy.

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