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fooled - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | fooled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tricked |
| Synonyms: | deceived, deluded, misled, bamboozled, conned, duped, flimflammed, hornswoggled, outfoxed, snowed, sucked in |
| Antonyms: | clear, cognizant, unfooled, untricked |
| Main Entry: | fool |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trick, mislead |
| Synonyms: | bamboozle*, bluff, cheat, con, deceive, delude, diddle, dupe, flimflam*, gull, hoax, hoodwink*, kid, make believe, outfox, pretend, put on, scam*, snow*, spoof*, take in*, trifle, chicane, fake out, fox*, jive*, juke, lead on, play a trick on, play-act, put one over on, suck in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mistaken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wrong, incorrect |
| Synonyms: | at fault, confounded, confused, deceived, deluded, erroneous, fallacious, false, faulty, fooled, ill-advised, illogical, inaccurate, inappropriate, misguided, misled, misunderstanding, off base*, unadvised, unfounded, unreal, unsound, untrue, warranted, all wet, barking up wrong tree, confused with, duped, misconstrued, misinformed, misinterpreting, misjudging, off track, tricked, under wrong impression, way off, wide of mark, wrong number, wrongly identified |
| Antonyms: | correct, exact, fair, just, precise, right, sound, true |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deluded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tricked |
| Synonyms: | deceived, fooled, mistaken, betrayed, duped |
| Main Entry: | misled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | misguided |
| Synonyms: | deceived, deluded, fooled, mistaken, tricked, wronged |
| Main Entry: | deceived |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | led astray |
| Synonyms: | fooled, taken, trapped, baited, bamboozled, betrayed, conned, culled, duped, gulled, had, hoaxed, hoodwinked, lured, played, snared, victimized |
| Antonyms: | informed, trusted |
| Main Entry: | banter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tease |
| Synonyms: | chaff, deride, fool, fun, jeer, jest, joke, josh, kid, make fun of, mock, rag*, razz*, rib, ridicule, satirize, taunt, jive* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bluff |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deceive |
| Synonyms: | affect, beguile, betray, con, counterfeit, defraud, delude, double-cross, fake*, feign, fool, humbug*, juggle, lie, mislead, pretend, put on*, sham*, shuck*, simulate, snow*, take in*, trick, bunco, fake out, illude, jive*, psych out |
| Antonyms: | come clean, reveal, tell truth |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | con |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deceive, defraud |
| Synonyms: | bamboozle*, bilk, cajole, cheat, coax, double-cross, dupe, flimflam*, fool, hoax, hoodwink, hornswoggle*, humbug, inveigle, mislead, rip off*, rook, swindle, trick, wheedle, chicane, sweet-talk |
| Antonyms: | be forthright, be honest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | coquet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tease |
| Synonyms: | dally, flirt, fool, operate, string along, titillate, toy, trifle, vamp, wanton, gold-dig, lead on, make eyes at, philander, wink at* |
| Antonyms: | be shy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | corner |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trap |
| Synonyms: | bottle, capture, catch, collar*, fool, nab, put out, seize, tree, trick, trouble, bring to bay, get on ropes, have up a tree, mousetrap |
| Antonyms: | allow, release, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deceive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mislead; be dishonest |
| Synonyms: | bamboozle*, beat, beguile, betray, bilk, burn, cheat, circumvent, clip, con, cozen, defraud, delude, disappoint, double-cross, dupe, ensnare, entrap, fake, falsify, fleece, fool, gouge, gull, hoax, hoodwink, hook*, humbug, outwit, put on, rob, scam, screw, sell, skin, swindle, take advantage of, take in, trick, victimize, beat out of, buffalo, cross up, impose upon, lead on, play joke on, pull fast one, suck in, take for, take for ride, take to cleaners |
| Antonyms: | be honest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fiddle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mess with, tinker |
| Synonyms: | dabble, doodle, feel, fidget, finger, fool, handle, interfere, mess, mess around*, monkey*, play, puddle, putter, tamper, touch, toy, trifle, potter, twiddle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flimflam |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deceive, swindle |
| Synonyms: | bilk, burn*, cheat, chisel, con, defraud, diddle*, dupe*, fleece, fool, gull, gyp*, hose*, rip off*, rook*, scam, shaft, steal, trick, gip*, pull a fast one, sandbag, take for a ride |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flirt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make advances toward someone |
| Synonyms: | banter, come on*, coquet, dally, disport, fool, ogle, pick up*, pitch*, proposition, tease, bat eyes at, come hither, eyeball, gam, hit on*, lead on, linger with, make a move, make a pass, philander, wink at* |
| Antonyms: | be faithful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | have |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cheat, trick |
| Synonyms: | buy off*, deceive, dupe*, fix*, fool, outfox, outmaneuver, outwit, overreach, swindle, take in*, undo*, outsmart, tamper with |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hoax |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trick |
| Synonyms: | Murphy, bamboozle*, bluff, chicane, con, deceive, delude, dupe, fake out, fleece, flimflam*, fool, frame, gammon, gull, hoodwink*, play games with, pull one's leg, rook*, run a game on, set up*, sting*, swindle, take for a ride, take in* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hoodwink |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deceive |
| Synonyms: | bamboozle*, beat out of, bilk, bluff, buffalo, burn, cheat, con, defraud, double-cross, dupe, fake, fleece, fool, gull, gyp*, hoax, hornswoggle, kid, mislead, pull a fast one, pull the wool over one's eyes, scam, screw, suck in, swindle, take advantage of, take for a ride, take to the cleaners, trick, victimize |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | joke |
| Synonyms: | banter, chaff, deride, flout, fool, fun*, gibe*, gird*, jeer, jolly*, josh*, kid, mock, needle*, put on, quip, rag*, razz*, rib*, roast*, scoff, sneer, spoof, tease, jive* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | joke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | kid, tease |
| Synonyms: | banter, chaff, deceive, deride, fool, frolic, fun, gambol, horse around*, jape, jest, jive*, jolly, josh, kid around, laugh, make merry, mock, needle, play, play the clown, play tricks, poke fun, pull one's leg, pun, put on, quip, rag, revel, rib, ridicule, roast*, spoof, sport, taunt, trick, wisecrack* |
| Antonyms: | be serious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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