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Synonyms for befool

  • verb

Most common

put one across cheat deceive dupe hood-wink slag infatuate stultify

All synonyms

Verb

1. Fool — to make a fool out of (someone); to fool, trick, or deceive (someone)

fool, cheat, deceive, dupe, take in, put one over, put one across, trick, hoax, cod, circumvent, gull, slang, delude, bamboozle informal, jape, mock, overreach, humbug, outwit, diddle, victimize, victimise UK

Other

hood-wink, infatuate, stultify, slag, disparage

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To make a fool out of (someone); to fool, trick, or deceive (someone).

Forms

Past participle
befooled
e.g. befooled → fooled, cheated, deceived, duped…

Example sentences

  • cheat I felt like hitting him when he tried to cheat me.
  • deceive I assure you that I didn't intend to deceive you.
  • slag Due to improper procedures, the foundry had an excess of slag in the crucible.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
befoolsteady
cheatrising
deceivesteady
duperising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
cod1
4 letters
fool1, mock1, hoax1, slag1, gull1, dupe1, jape
5 letters
trick1, cheat1, slang1
6 letters
humbug2, delude2, outwit2, diddle2
7 letters
deceive2
8 letters
stultify3
9 letters
overreach3, disparage3, bamboozle, victimize3, victimise, infatuate4
10 letters
circumvent3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (humbug2 = 2 syllables).