" fooling "

1: marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing;

  * e.g., " ... ribbed him with fooling comments about how much his hair had grayed "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bantering,

•  chaffing,

•  funning,

•  jesting,

•  joking,

•  joshing,

•  kidding,

•  quizzical,

•  rallying,

•  razzing,

•  ribbing

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in fraud, deception;

•  Synonyms : 

•  deceit,

•  deception,

•  delusion,

•  fraud,

•  hanky-panky,

•  hoodwinking,

•  ruse,

•  sham,

•  stratagem,

•  subterfuge,

•  trickery,

•  wile,

•  antic,

•  caper,

•  capriccio,

•  dido,

•  escapade,

•  frolic,

•  gag,

•  jest,

•  knavery,

•  monkeyshine(s),

•  practical joke,

•  prank,

•  rag,

•  roguery,

•  shavie,

•  shine(s),

•  trick,

•  waggery,

•  skylarking,

•  adventure,

•  experience,

•  game,

•  lark,

•  time,

•  high jinks,

•  horseplay,

•  play,

•  roughhousing,

•  rowdyism,

•  shenanigan(s),

•  tomfoolery,

•  joking,

•  kidding,

•  teasing,

•  gambit,

•  hoax,

•  maneuver,

•  ploy,

•  deed,

•  feat,

•  mission,

•  performance,

•  stunt

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to cause to believe what is untrue;

  * e.g., " ... I fooled him into thinking that we were driving to the store, not to his surprise birthday party "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bamboozling,

•  beguiling,

•  bluffing,

•  buffaloing,

•  burning,

•  catching,

•  conning,

•  cozening,

•  deceiving,

•  deluding,

•  duping,

•  faking out,

•  gaffing,

•  gammoning,

•  gulling,

•  having,

•  having on,

•  hoaxing,

•  hoodwinking,

•  hornswoggling,

•  humbugging,

•  juggling,

•  misguiding,

•  misinforming,

•  misleading,

•  snookering,

•  snowing,

•  spoofing,

•  stringing along,

•  suckering,

•  sucking in,

•  taking in,

•  tricking

•  Antonyms : 

•  undeceiving

2: to make jokes;

  * e.g., " ... an edgy comedian fooling with an appreciative college audience "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bantering,

•  chaffing,

•  funning,

•  gagging,

•  japing,

•  jesting,

•  jiving,

•  joking,

•  jollying,

•  joshing,

•  kidding,

•  quipping,

•  wisecracking,

•  yukking

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to cause to believe what is untrue;

  * e.g., " ... I fooled him into thinking that we were driving to the store, not to his surprise birthday party "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bamboozle,

•  beguile,

•  bluff,

•  buffalo,

•  burn,

•  catch,

•  con,

•  cozen,

•  deceive,

•  delude,

•  dupe,

•  fake out,

•  gaff,

•  gammon,

•  gull,

•  have,

•  have on,

•  hoax,

•  hoodwink,

•  hornswoggle,

•  humbug,

•  juggle,

•  misguide,

•  misinform,

•  mislead,

•  snooker,

•  snow,

•  spoof,

•  string along,

•  suck in,

•  sucker,

•  take in,

•  trick

•  Antonyms : 

•  undeceive

2: to make jokes;

  * e.g., " ... an edgy comedian fooling with an appreciative college audience "

•  Synonyms : 

•  banter,

•  chaff,

•  fun,

•  gag,

•  jape,

•  jest,

•  jive,

•  joke,

•  jolly,

•  josh,

•  kid,

•  quip,

•  wisecrack,

•  yuk

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously;

  * e.g., " ... not a good idea to fool with power tools before you've read the manual "

•  Synonyms : 

•  diddle (with),

•  fiddle (with),

•  mess (with),

•  monkey (with),

•  play (with),

•  tamper (with),

•  tinker (with),

•  toy (with),

•  twiddle (with)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior;

  * e.g., " ... quit fooling around on the jungle gym, or you'll get hurt "

•  Synonyms : 

•  acting up,

•  clowning (around),

•  cutting up,

•  horsing around,

•  hotdogging,

•  monkeying (around),

•  showboating,

•  showing off,

•  skylarking

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to spend time in aimless activity;

  * e.g., " ... we fooled around outdoors for a while, then went in to get some work done "

•  Synonyms : 

•  doodling,

•  fiddling (around),

•  fribbling,

•  goofing (around),

•  hanging about,

•  kicking around,

•  messing around,

•  monkeying (around),

•  playing,

•  pottering (around),

•  puttering (around),

•  trifling

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior;

  * e.g., " ... quit fooling around on the jungle gym, or you'll get hurt "

•  Synonyms : 

•  act up,

•  clown (around),

•  cut up,

•  horse around,

•  hotdog,

•  monkey (around),

•  show off,

•  showboat,

•  skylark

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to spend time in aimless activity;

  * e.g., " ... we fooled around outdoors for a while, then went in to get some work done "

•  Synonyms : 

•  doodle,

•  fiddle (around),

•  fribble,

•  goof (around),

•  hang about,

•  kick around,

•  mess around,

•  monkey (around),

•  play,

•  potter (around),

•  putter (around),

•  trifle

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)