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

Don't be fooled into thinking a nice hotel is less likely to have bedbugs. —Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024

Although companies are increasingly dropping their degree requirements and letting workers dial in for their shift remotely, don’t be fooled into thinking these sorts of jobs will land you the big bucks. —Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024

But don’t be fooled — Jewels intends to enter the competition with intention and strategy. —Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024

But, don’t be fooled, Jewels intends to enter the competition with intention and strategy. —Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024

But Voigt wasn't entirely fooled. —Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024

Don't be fooled, said Dominic Lawson in The Sunday Times. —The Week Uk, theweek, 30 Nov. 2024

Spoiler alerts probably aren’t necessary for a tale that’s been around for 74 years, and Joe’s emergence from that body bag at the show’s beginning leave nothing to the imagination, but don’t be fooled into thinking Lloyd and his superlative Sunset Blvd. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024

But Americans shouldn’t be fooled. —Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024