fooled
Fell for it
Fooled is the past tense of fool—to deceive or trick someone into believing something false: I was fooled by the knockoff.
To be fooled is to have been taken in: Don't be fooled by his friendly manner.
The phrase could have fooled me expresses skeptical disbelief: He says he's qualified? Could have fooled me.
Caused to believe falsely
- dupedDeceived into believing
- trickedMisled by cunning
- connedDeceived for gain
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
bamboozled · swindled · defrauded · cheated · scammed · flimflammed · deluded · beguiled
Defeated by superior thinking
- outfoxedDefeated by superior cunning
- outmaneuveredDefeated through superior tactics
- outplayedDefeated through better play
- bestedOvercame in a contest
one-upped · finessed · beaten · overreached · circumvented · blindsided · checkmated
Innocently unsuspecting
- credulousProne to blind trust
- trustingInclined to believe others
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
- impressionableEasily influenced or affected
ingenuous · unwary · green · suggestible · simple · innocent · unworldly
misled
Caused to believe falsely
hoodwinked · bamboozled · swindled · defrauded · cheated · scammed · flimflammed · deluded · beguiled · double-crossed
outwitted
Defeated by superior thinking
- outfoxedDefeated by superior cunning
- outmaneuveredDefeated through superior tactics
- outplayedDefeated through better play
bested · one-upped · finessed · beaten · overreached · circumvented · blindsided · checkmated
naive
Innocently unsuspecting
- credulousProne to blind trust
- trustingInclined to believe others
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
impressionable · ingenuous · unwary · green · suggestible · simple · innocent · unworldly
spoofed
Mocked through imitation
fooledundeceived
Freed from mistaken belief
unfooled · enlightened · informed · aware · wise to it
fooledenlightened
Possessing profound insight
understanding · knowing · clear-eyed · lucid · perspicacious
- fooling aroundIdle playful behavior
- fool aroundAct without purpose
- fooled aroundActed without serious intent
- fool's errandHopeless, pointless task
- April Fools' DayHoliday for practical jokes
- make a fool out ofCause someone public humiliation
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