Synonyms of fooled

fooled

verb

past tense of fool

1

as in tricked

to cause to believe what is untrue

I fooled him into thinking that we were driving to the store, not to his surprise birthday party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tricked
• deceived
• misled
• duped
• kidded
• suckered
• teased
• hoodwinked
• bamboozled
• conned
• snookered
• deluded
• gulled
• burnt
• misinformed
• humbugged
• hoaxed
• bluffed
• cheated
• beguiled
• hornswoggled
• buffaloed
• misguided
• stung
• caught
• cozened
• sucked in
• spoofed
• juggled
• strung along
• snowed
• gaffed
• had
• burned
• faked out
• had on
• took in
• gammoned
• did a number on
• pulled one's leg
• swindled
• led one up the garden path
• defrauded
• pulled the wool over one's eyes
• stuck
• led one down the garden path
• fleeced
• rooked
• hustled
• shortchanged
• put on
• diddled
• euchred
• mulcted
• flimflammed
• bled
• chiseled
• chiselled
• skinned
• squeezed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undeceived
• revealed
• exposed
• uncovered
• unmasked
• told
• debunked
• disclosed
• divulged
• showed up
• unveiled
• disillusioned
• disabused
• disenchanted
• uncloaked

2

as in joked

to make jokes

an edgy comedian fooling with an appreciative college audience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joked
• quipped
• kidded
• bantered
• jested
• jollied
• wisecracked
• yucked
• teased
• amused
• funned
• ridiculed
• yukked
• chaffed
• joshed
• japed
• cracked wise
• jeered
• gagged
• mocked
• razzed
• ragged
• jived
• entertained
• hazed
• gibed
• caricatured
• parodied
• jibed
• satirized
• ribbed
• lampooned
• rallied
• diverted

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of fooled

The only surprise is that Adar was so easily fooled and then stabbed to death. —Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024

Don't be fooled — Charli xcx and George Daniel haven't walked down the aisle just yet. —Hedy Phillips, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024

Don't be fooled by its glitzy bottle. —Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024

Don’t be fooled by the whirling cameras and bright colors. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024

Don't be fooled by the light blue color of the product—there are no synthetic dyes in sight. —Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 2 Oct. 2024

Its compact footprint takes up minimal space — but don’t be fooled. —Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024

The Lions made adjustments between drives to go from looking fooled early by Seattle to moving steadily down the field by mixing in passes with runs. —Andrew Greif, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024

Don’t be fooled by the AI hype; technology won’t be replacing your workforce. —Roberta Matuson, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024