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  • past tense form of fool.
  • past participle of fool.
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fooled

ADJECTIVE
tricked
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
clear cognizant unfooled untricked


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A Fury lookalike briefly fooled reporters when he stepped out of a taxi, while Fury's manager Spencer Brown insisted the 'Gypsy King' would be "there in spirit".

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

While Holland said the AI-generated images also fooled some of his loved ones, he didn’t feel the need to do much explaining “because they were all there.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

Dan Loeb, the hedge-fund veteran famed for boardroom fights and valuing investing, admits Sam Bankman-Fried fooled him.

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

Losses for investors who were fooled into thinking they were buying a bargain were vast.

From The Wall Street Journal May 17, 2026

Even she was sometimes fooled by her body.

From "George" by Alex Gino




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