BLUFFED Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

bluffed

verb

past tense of bluff

as in tricked

to cause to believe what is untrue I bluffed the interviewer into believing that I could really speak French and thus would be the perfect person to serve in the newspaper's Paris bureau

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as in pretended

to present a false appearance of the basketball player bluffed a shot, then passed instead

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Recent Examples of bluffed Any time the Patriots succeed with a new blitz or bluffed blitz in the first quarter, offenses expect to see it again later in the game. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026 On the second interception, Simmons said Delaware bluffed as if an all-out blitz was coming before falling back into coverage and making the pick. — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025

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In the past couple of years, deepfakes have already tricked large firms like Arup into wiring $25 million to scammers.

— Allyson Kapin, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
In September 2025, a judge dismissed the lawsuit, noting that consumers could still enjoy the treats even if they felt tricked by the wrappers.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of tricked

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One, a 35-year-old man, pretended to be a San Francisco 49ers player or a wealthy real estate investor, the Department of Justice said.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2026
Once upon a time, Republicans understood this, or at least pretended to.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of pretended

Verb

We’re meant to learn from our mistakes and not get fooled a second time.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
The uncomfortable implication is that the most dangerous credibility failures are not the ones where we are obviously fooled by something implausible.

— Big Think, Big Think, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of fooled

Verb

Now some say the operation has left them feeling deceived and questioning whether the White House considered their safety.

— Scott Nover, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2026
White House pool reporters deceived Advertisement McDonald pushed back on the idea that Air Force One and the people still aboard it, including journalists, were left exposed.

— Philip Wang, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of deceived

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Astronomers simulated four Milky Way-sized galaxies without any dark matter clumps, then peppered them with roughly 15,000 stellar streams.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Some were animations, but more than half since March used AI that simulated real people.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

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