Bluff and Fool

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Bluff

Bluff verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Usage example: I bluffed the interviewer into believing that I could really speak French and thus would be the perfect person to serve in the newspaper's Paris bureau
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Fool is a synonym for bluff in deceive topic. In some cases you can use "Fool" instead a verb "Bluff", when it comes to topics like honest.
Nearby Words: bluffing, bluffer, bluffed, bluffy

Fool

Fool verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Usage example: I fooled him into thinking that we were driving to the store, not to his surprise birthday party
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Synonyms for Fool
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Bluff is a synonym for fool in deceive topic. You can use "Bluff" instead a verb "Fool", if it concerns topics such as trick, honest.
Nearby Words: foolish, foolishness, foolery, foolishly, fooled

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pure pure bluff pure fool
elaborate elaborate bluff elaborate fool
complete complete bluff complete fool
total total bluff total fool
Other adjectives: real, big, ineffective, desperate.

Common collocations

character bluff character fool character
hero bluff hero fool hero
guy bluff guy fool guy
nature bluff nature fool nature
Other words: someone, public, time, villain, anyone, opponent, enemy, batman, enemies, soldiers, guys, villains.

Both words in one sentence

  • The Orgy of Evidence double-bluff in Jingo fails to fool Nobby and Colon, who see stereotypical Klatchian signs and think the culprit must be Klatchian.
    Source: Too Dumb to Fool
  • Bluff the Eavesdropper: Johanna, remembering her lessons in covert espionage at the Guild of Assassins, pulls this one to fool the spy team who are following her.
    Source: Fan Fic / Why And Were
  • Videogame / Metal Gear Solid Bluff the Eavesdropper: Liquid and Ocelot discuss their PAL codes and Snake's card key deactivating Metal Gear REX, knowing that Snake is spying on them, to further fool Snake into unwillingly doing their bidding for them.
    Source: Videogame / Metal Gear Solid
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