Fooled and Pretended

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Pretended and fooled are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pretended" instead a verb "Fooled".

Nearby Words: fool, fooling

Pretended adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.

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Fooled and pretended are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fooled" instead a verb "Pretended".

Obfuscating Stupidity: Conan knew Zabibi's true identity from the start and only pretended to be fooled by the ruse.

Source: Literature / Man-Eaters of Zamboula
Subverted with Kotoha Kitazono from Tsubakikawa: she pretended to be a fangirl to spy on Echizen and Atobe, but they weren't fooled and either ignored her, or called her out on it.

Source: Manga / The Prince of Tennis
An episode of the sitcom Reba had Reba being fooled into signing excused absence slips by her daughter, who pretended she wanted her mother's autograph.

Source: Tricked Into Signing

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