befooled
Made a sucker
Befooled means deceived or made a fool of.
The word is old-fashioned and literary, appearing in contexts where someone has been tricked or duped: He realized too late that he had been befooled by false promises.
It carries a stronger sense of humiliation than simply being fooled—the deception has made you look foolish.
Deceived into believing
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
- misledCaused to believe falsely
- bamboozledThoroughly deceived or confused
- trickedMisled by cunning
conned · swindled · cheated · deluded · hoaxed · defrauded · beguiled · gulled
Innocently unsuspecting
- credulousProne to blind trust
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
- trustingInclined to believe others
- gullibleEasily deceived
impressionable · unwary · ingenuous · unsophisticated · green · inexperienced · vulnerable · susceptible
duped
Deceived into believing
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
- misledCaused to believe falsely
- bamboozledThoroughly deceived or confused
tricked · conned · swindled · cheated · deluded · hoaxed · defrauded · beguiled · gulled · cozened
naive
Innocently unsuspecting
- credulousProne to blind trust
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
- trustingInclined to believe others
gullible · impressionable · unwary · ingenuous · unsophisticated · green · inexperienced · vulnerable · susceptible · exploitable
befooleddeceiver
One who tricks others
trickster · duper · fooler · hoodwinker · bamboozler
befooledundeceived
Freed from mistaken belief
clear-eyed · nobody's fool · enlightened · astute · shrewd
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