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fake out
noun as in diversion
Strongest matches
Strong matches
Weak match
verb as in avoid
Strong matches
verb as in bluff
verb as in fool
verb as in hoax
verb as in outdo
verb as in outsmart
verb as in outthink
verb as in outwit
verb as in outwit/outsmart
Weak matches
- baffle
- bamboozle
- beat
- bewilder
- cap
- cheat
- circumvent
- con
- confuse
- deceive
- defeat
- defraud
- dupe
- end-run
- finagle
- fox
- gull
- have
- hoax
- hoodwink
- lead astray
- make a fool of
- make a monkey of
- mislead
- outdo
- outfox
- outgeneral
- outguess
- outjockey
- outmaneuver
- outthink
- overreach
- pull a fast one on
- put one over on
- run circles around
- swindle
- take in
- top
- trick
- worst
verb as in pretend
Strong matches
Example Sentences
The “down low too slow” high-five fake out.
The subterfuge of such a fake out seems almost human in its cleverness, leading scientists to wonder whether other species are also making use of similar hunting strategies.
Did you fall for the opening fake out with Rebecca and Ted?
That was enough to fake out the Sabres, and Ovechkin instead passed the puck into the crease.
Experts say buying drugs online is risky as medicines may be fake, out of date or extremely harmful.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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