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fake out
noun as in diversion
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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
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- 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
Yet police refrained from telling the public that they believed the plot was fake "out of an abundance of caution", as they continued to receive tip-offs about other related terror plots.
Near the end of the run, Fiske made a terrific move to fake out a would-be tackler.
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?
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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