gulled
Fooled by lies
Gulled is the past tense of gull, meaning to deceive or trick someone into believing something false.
A gull is a dupe—someone easily fooled—and to gull them is to exploit that naivety: He was gulled into signing away his inheritance.
The word sounds literary or old-fashioned today.
Deceived into believing
- hoaxedDeceived by fabrication
- swindledDeceived for gain
- bamboozledThoroughly deceived or confused
- connedDeceived for gain
cheated · hoodwinked · defrauded · fooled · tricked · beguiled · deluded · fleeced
duped
Deceived into believing
- hoaxedDeceived by fabrication
- swindledDeceived for gain
- bamboozledThoroughly deceived or confused
conned · cheated · hoodwinked · defrauded · fooled · tricked · beguiled · deluded · fleeced · scammed
unsuspecting
Not anticipating danger
innocent · simple · unwary · ingenuous · impressionable · green · unworldly · childlike · inexperienced · unsophisticated
deception
Intentional misleading of others
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- swindleDeception for financial gain
con · ruse · scam · flimflam · chicanery · subterfuge · artifice · imposture · hustle · sting
gulledundeceived
Freed from mistaken belief
unduped · wary · skeptical · suspicious · on guard
gulledenlightened
Possessing profound insight
informed · aware · knowing · wise · clear-eyed
gulleddeceiving
Causing false belief
duping · conning · tricking · hoodwinking · bamboozling
- sea gullCoastal scavenging bird
- gull wingRoof-hinged vehicle door
- herring gullLarge gray-and-white coastal gull
- large gull