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Antonyms for making fool of
| Grammar : Verb |
Definition of making fool of
- As in outwit/outsmart : verb get the better of; figure out before another
- As in ridicule : verb make contemptuous fun of something or someone
- As in satirize : verb ridicule
- As in stultify : verb ridicule
- As in twit : verb ridicule
- As in humiliate : verb embarrass, put down
Synonyms for making fool of
- abase
- abash
- baffle
- bamboozle
- banter
- base
- beat
- bemean
- bewilder
- blister
- break
- bring down
- bring low
- burlesque
- cap
- caricature
- caricaturize
- cartoon
- cast down
- chaff
- chagrin
- chasten
- cheat
- circumvent
- con
- confound
- confuse
- conquer
- crush
- cut down to size
- debase
- deceive
- defeat
- deflate
- defraud
- degrade
- demean
- denigrate
- deny
- depress
- deride
- discomfit
- discountenance
- disgrace
- dishonor
- downplay
- dupe
- end-run
- expose
- fake out
- finagle
- fleer
- fox
- gibe
- goose
- gull
- have
- haze
- hoax
- hoodwink
- humble
- humiliate
- jape
- jeer
- jest
- jive
- jolly
- josh
- kid
- lampoon
- laugh
- laugh at
- lead astray
- lower
- make a fool of
- make a game of
- make a laughing-stock
- make a monkey of
- make absurd
- make ashamed
- make fun of
- make ridiculous
- mimic
- mislead
- mock
- mortify
- needle
- outdo
- outfox
- outgeneral
- outguess
- outjockey
- outmaneuver
- outthink
- overreach
- pan
- parody
- play down
- poke fun at
- pooh-pooh
- pull a fast one on
- pull one's leg
- put down
- put one over on
- put out of countenance
- put to shame
- quiz
- rag
- rail at
- rally
- raz
- rib
- ride
- rip
- roast
- run circles around
- run down
- satirize
- scoff
- scorn
- scout
- send up
- shame
- shoot down
- show up
- slam
- smear
- sneer
- snub
- spoof
- squash
- subdue
- swindle
- take down
- take down a peg
- take in
- takeoff
- taunt
- tear down
- top
- travesty
- trick
- twit
- unmask
- vanquish
- wither
- worst
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