Fool and Tell

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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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Tell is an antonym for fool.
Nearby Words: foolish, foolishness, foolery, foolishly, fooled

Tell

Tell verb - To give an oral or written account of in some detail.
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Antonyms for Tell
Fool is an antonym for tell.
Nearby Words: telling, teller
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Common collocations

man fool man tell man
people fool people tell people
wife fool wife tell wife
someone fool someone tell someone
Other words: parents, audience, time, characters, world, mother, father, police, anyone, player, everyone, anybody, friends.

Both words in one sentence

  • Crossword Puzzle He seems to think it makes him look really intelligent, but it shows him for the fool he is—the clues are there to tell the player what to think of.
    Source: Crossword Puzzle
  • Paper Thin Disguise / Anime and Manga Maylu: They tried to fool everyone, but even a baby could tell who they were.
    Source: Paper Thin Disguise / Anime and Manga
  • Bambification So don't tell me about Bambi and don't left his cute eyes fool you.
    Source: Bambification
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