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
Kid is a synonym for fool in trick topic. In some cases you can use "Kid" instead a verb "Fool", when it comes to topics like deceive. informal substitute
Kid
Kid verb - To make fun of in a good-natured way.
Usage example: everybody's kidding me about my new haircut
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old fool | old kid |
| ordinary | ordinary fool | ordinary kid |
| original | original fool | original kid |
| fat | fat fool | fat kid |
| Other adjectives: naive, stupid, poor, real, big, evil, innocent, young, cheerful, happy, angry, former, blind, next, local. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Character Development: It'd be easy to dismiss Al as a fool for not realizing good people die in war but again, the kid is eleven.
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Since it's a kid strip, Calvin ends up sitting in the corner, wondering why the teacher "would rather teach us stuff that any fool can look up in a book."
Source: Black Comedy -
They may even be something of The Load if they're a Mouthy Kid or The Fool, but don't worry — in time, they will reveal their great potential, eventually swaying friend and foe alike to their cause.
Source: The Hero
Cite this Source
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