fool

1. noun

1)

acting like a fool

Syn:

idiot, ass, halfwit, blockhead, dunce, simpleton; informal nincompoop, clod, dimwit, dummy, fathead, numbskull; Brit.; informal nitwit, twit, clot, berk, prat, pillock, wally, dork, twerp, charlie; Scottish; informal nyaff, balloon; N.Amer.; informal schmuck, turkey; Austral. / NZ; informal drongo, nong, galah, boofhead

2)

she made a fool of me

Syn:

laughing stock, dupe, gull; informal stooge, sucker, mug, fall guy; N.Amer.; informal sap

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Ant:

genius

2. verb

1)

he'd been fooled

Syn:

deceive, trick, hoax, dupe, take in, mislead, delude, hoodwink, bluff, gull; informal bamboozle, take for a ride, have on; N.Amer.; informal sucker; Austral.; informal pull a swifty on

2)

I'm not fooling, I promise

Syn:

pretend, make believe, put on an act, act, sham, fake, joke, jest; informal kid; Brit.; informal have someone on