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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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The unusual illumination even fooled gold miners into thinking morning had arrived, prompting them to prepare breakfast shortly after midnight.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

And we will be fooled into believing that’s the best, or worst, thing comedy has to offer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

A difficult job market appeared to show improvement near the end of summer with a surprisingly big increase in employment, but don’t be fooled: Hiring in the U.S. is still unusually tepid.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Don't be fooled, though, as she has a wealth of experience of managing relationships under intense public pressure from her girl group days.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

“Don’t think we don’t notice how you sabotage all your relationships so you can run back to Jupiter, Coop. You might have everybody else fooled with that sad-dumped-guy shit, but we know you.”

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone


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