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BEFOOLING Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word befooling. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word befooling. (close relations)
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beguiling
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

• misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods

fooling
verbv
adjective satellite

• characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility

misleading
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

deceiving
adjectiveadj
verb

• be false to; be dishonest with

• cause someone to believe an untruth

deluding
verbv
verb

• be false to; be dishonest with

duping
nounn
noun

• a person who is tricked or swindled

verb

• fool or hoax

misguiding
adjectiveadj
verb

• lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions

• give bad advice to

tricking
nounn
noun

• a cunning or deceitful action or device

• a period of work or duty

• an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent

• a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

• an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

• a prostitute's customer

• (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner

verb

• deceive somebody

fool
nounn
noun

• a person who lacks good judgment

• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

• a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

verb

• make a fool or dupe of

• spend frivolously and unwisely

• fool or hoax

• indulge in horseplay

gull
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

• mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs

verb

• make a fool or dupe of

• fool or hoax

cod
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)

• lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached

• major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters

adverb

• collecting the charges upon delivery

adjective satellite

• payable by the recipient on delivery

verb

• fool or hoax

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

dupe
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a person who is tricked or swindled

verb

• fool or hoax

slang
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar

• a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

verb

• use slang or vulgar language

• fool or hoax

• abuse with coarse language

put one across
verbv
verb

• fool or hoax

put one over
verbv
verb

• fool or hoax

Best Hypernyms For BEFOOLING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for befooling, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (4)
deceive betray cozen delude
Phrases (2)
lead astraylead on

Alternatives for BEGUILING

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