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Definitions for Fooled

[1] a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
[2] a professional jester, formerly kept by a person of royal or noble rank for amusement: the court fool.
[3] a person who has been tricked or deceived into appearing or acting silly or stupid: to make a fool of someone.
[4] an ardent enthusiast who cannot resist an opportunity to indulge an enthusiasm (usually preceded by a present participle): He's just a dancing fool.
[5] a weak-minded or idiotic person.
[6] to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
[7] to act like a fool; joke; play.
[8] to jest; pretend; make believe: I was only fooling.
[9] fool around , to putter aimlessly; waste time: She fooled around all through school. to philander or flirt. to be sexually promiscuous, especially to engage in adultery.
[10] fool away , to spend foolishly, as time or money; squander: to fool away the entire afternoon.
[11] fool with , to handle or play with idly or carelessly: to be hurt while fooling with a loaded gun; to fool with someone's affections.
[12] be nobody's fool , to be wise or shrewd.
[13] a person who lacks sense or judgement
[14] a person who is made to appear ridiculous
[15] (formerly) a professional jester living in a royal or noble household
[16] obsolete an idiot or imbecile the village fool
[17] form the fool Caribbean to play the fool or behave irritatingly
[18] no fool a wise or sensible person
[19] play the fool or act the fool to deliberately act foolishly; indulge in buffoonery
[20] (tr) to deceive (someone), esp in order to make him or her look ridiculous
[21] (intr; foll by with, around with, or about with) informal to act or play (with) irresponsibly or aimlessly to fool around with a woman
[22] (intr) to speak or act in a playful, teasing, or jesting manner
[23] (tr foll by away ) to squander; fritter he fooled away a fortune
[24] fool along US to move or proceed in a leisurely way
[25] informal short for foolish
[26] mainly British a dessert made from a purée of fruit with cream or custard gooseberry fool

Words nearby Fooled

foolfood-gathering, foodaholic, foodie, foodstuff, foofaraw, fool, fool and his money are soon parted, a, fool around, fool away, fool hen, fool's cap

Origin of Fooled

11225–75; Middle English fol, fool < Old French fol < Latin follis bellows, bag; cf. follis

Other words from Fooled

un·fooled , adjective
un·fool·ing , adjective
well-fooled , adjective

Word origin for Fooled

C16: perhaps from fool 1

Synonyms for Fooled

bamboozled, conned, deceived, deluded, duped, hornswoggled, misled, outfoxed, snowed, flimflammed, sucked in