FOOLED Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

fooled

verb

past tense of fool

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

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as in joked

to make jokes an edgy comedian fooling with an appreciative college audience

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Recent Examples of fooled Don’t be fooled by the big numbers that these guys throw around in their ballots. — Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026 Despite all the criticism that has pummeled the club since it was found guilty of over 100 charges relating to financial breaches, you could be fooled into thinking nothing was wrong. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 And we will be fooled into believing that’s the best, or worst, thing comedy has to offer. — Christina Catherine Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 But don't be fooled by their 12-game win streak of one-score games in the regular season. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026 Mimosa The fluffy blooms on mimosa trees (Albizia julibrissin) look pretty in pink, but don’t be fooled by their dainty appearance. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2026 But don’t be fooled by the fluidity, the tablet itself isn’t paper (or even E Ink). — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 Trey Owens fooled the TCU defense with a 34-yard keeper on third-and-1 to get inside the 10-yard line. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 Earlier in the game, he was fooled on a flea-flicker, and his pass-interference penalty set up the Patriots’ lone touchdown. — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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Aguilar alleged that officers tricked her mother, who only speaks Spanish, into letting them in without giving her a chance to secure Kush.

— Amy Corral, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
In 2022, internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare also said that the use of security keys had foiled a phishing attempt that tricked a few employees into entering their passwords into a fake login form.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026

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While the photos were convincing and viral memes joked about the concept of putting lip gloss on a boot, a quick Google search verifies that the collaboration isn’t real.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
When Jost — who was co-hosting a one-night-only comedy show on the ferry with Davidson in collaboration with Snapple — was asked what Johansson, 41, thinks about the ongoing project, Jost joked that her involvement has its limits.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026

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Some veterans say recruiters deceived them and Haitian authorities tortured them; their families call them scapegoats.

— Astrid Suárez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Some of the Colombians have long maintained that they were deceived about the mission and arrived at the home after Moïse had already been killed.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026