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

fooled

ADJECTIVE
tricked
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
clear cognizant unfooled untricked


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This stuff has been designed intentionally to mimic human beings, and we are very, very easily fooled.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Smartphones have fooled us into thinking that we curate what our screens show us.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

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

Federal investigators discovered that Rush appears to have successfully fooled America’s pre-eminent spy agency for decades with a pack of easily discoverable lies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

She was standing tall over the berries and she wasn’t the least bit fooled by Pinch’s berry arrangement.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich




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