fool

1. noun

1)

you've acted like a complete fool

Syn:

idiot, ass, blockhead, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, imbecile, cretin, dullard, simpleton, moron, clod; informal nitwit, halfwit, dope, ninny, nincompoop, chump, dimwit, dingbat, dipstick, goober, coot, goon, dumbo, dummy, ditz, dumdum, fathead, numbskull, numbnuts, dunderhead, thickhead, airhead, flake, lamebrain, zombie, nerd, peabrain, birdbrain, jughead, jerk, donkey, twit, goat, dork, twerp, schmuck, bozo, boob, turkey, schlep, chowderhead, dumbhead, goofball, goof, goofus, galoot, lummox, klutz, putz, schlemiel, sap, meatball, dumb cluck

2)

she made a fool of me

Syn:

laughingstock, dupe, butt, gull, cat's paw; informal stooge, sucker, fall guy, sap

3) historical

the fool in King James's court

Syn:

jester, court jester, clown, buffoon, joker, zany

2. verb

1)

he'd been fooled by a mere child

Syn:

deceive, trick, hoax, dupe, take in, mislead, delude, hoodwink, sucker, bluff, gull; swindle, defraud, cheat, double-cross; informal con, bamboozle, pull a fast one on, take for a ride, pull the wool over someone's eyes, put one over on, have on, diddle, fiddle, sting, shaft, snooker, stiff, euchre, hornswoggle; literary cozen

2)

I'm not fooling, I promise

Syn:

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

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- fool around