BLUFF Synonyms

• influence by slyness

• attract; cause to be enamored

• an argument opposed to a proposal

• a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

• a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

• in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.

• deprive of by deceit

• commit to memory; learn by heart

• be false to; be dishonest with

• cause someone to believe an untruth

• a person who is tricked or swindled

• fool or hoax

• 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

• make a fool or dupe of

• spend frivolously and unwisely

• fool or hoax

• indulge in horseplay

• influence by slyness

• conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

• influence or control shrewdly or deviously

• hold something in one's hands and move it

• tamper, with the purpose of deception

• manipulate in a fraudulent manner

• maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage

• treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed

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

• give false or misleading information to

• outdo someone in trickery

• beat through cleverness and wit

• defeat by more skillful maneuvering

• excel or defeat in a game

• beat through cleverness and wit

• defeat by more skillful maneuvering

• beat through cleverness and wit

• the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

• deprive of by deceit

• 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

• deceive somebody

• To best an opponent by thinking.

• marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions

• exceedingly sudden and unexpected

• dangerously steep

• surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner

• having a broad or rounded end

• used of a knife or other blade; not sharp

• characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

• devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

• make less intense

• make numb or insensitive

• make dull or blunt

• make less sharp

• make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation

• marked by rude or peremptory shortness