Fooling

Synonyms of fooling

• misleading
• deceiving
• tricking

Antonyms of fooling

• sincerity
• honesty
• truthfulness

Collocations of fooling

fooling around

Frequency: 70 %

The kids were fooling around in the playground.

fooling someone

Frequency: 60 %

She was fooling someone with her elaborate prank.

fooling oneself

Frequency: 45 %

He was fooling himself if he thought he could get away with it.

fooling the teacher

Frequency: 35 %

The students were successful in fooling the teacher with their well-planned scheme.

Idiomatic Expressions for fooling

• Phrase: stop fooling yourself
  Meaning: to stop pretending or deceiving oneself
  Usage: You need to stop fooling yourself and face the reality of the situation.