fake out

The phrase “fake out” has 2 syllables: fake out

It's pronounced as /feɪk aʊt/

What is synonym and antonym for fake out?

In the thesaurus, “fake out” has 234 synonyms and 46 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for fake out along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for fake out

aberration
abstain
act
affect
allege
alteration
assume
avert
baffle
bamboozle
bash
be deceitful
be first
be hypocritical
beat
beguile
best
betray
better
bewilder
bleed
blow away
blow out of water
bluff
buffalo
bulldoze
bunco
burn
bury
bypass
cap
catch
cheat
chicane
chisel
circumlocute
circumvent
claim
claim falsely
clobber
cold-shoulder
con
confuse
cook
counterfeit
cozen
cream
deceive
defeat
deflect
deflection
defraud
deke
delude
departure
desist
detour
deviation
diddle
digression
dissemble
dissimulate
ditch
divergence
divert
do a number on
do in
dodge
double-cross
down
duck
dupe
eclipse
elude
end-run
escape
eschew
euchre
evade
exceed
excel
fake
feign
fend off
figure out
finagle
fish
flee
fleece
flimflam
fool
fox
frame
fudge
gaff
gammon
give the slip
go beyond
go one better
gull
have
have on
hide
hoax
hold off
hoodwink
hornswoggle
humbug
hustle
illude
impersonate
jazz
jive
juggle
juke
jump
keep clear
kid
lay claim
lay low
lead astray
lead on
lead one down the garden path
lead one up the garden path
leave behind
let on
lick
lie
make a fool of
make a monkey of
make believe
make out
malinger
masquerade
misguide
misinform
mislead
mulct
murphy
obviate
outclass
outdistance
outdo
outfox
outgeneral
outguess
outgun
outjockey
outmaneuver
outrival
outshine
outsmart
outstrip
outthink
overreach
overrun
pass off
pass oneself off as
play a trick on
play games with
play-act
pretend
profess
psych out
pull a fast one
pull a fast one on
pump-fake
purport
put on
put one over on
put up a front
recoil
red herring
rook
run a game on
run circles around
run for cover
scam
set up
shake
shake and bake
shake off
sham
shirk
shoot ahead
shortchange
shrink from
shuck
shuffle off
shun
shut out
shy
sidestep
simulate
skin
skip
skip out on
skip town
skirt
slip
snooker
snow
spoof
squeeze
stay away
stay out
steer clear of
step aside
stick
sting
stonewall
string along
stutter-step
suck in
sucker
surpass
swindle
take for a ride
take in
tease
top
total
transcend
trash
trick
trifle
turn aside
turning
variation
ward off
weave
whitewash
withdraw
worst

Antonyms for fake out

abet
aid
allow
assist
be honest
clear up
come clean
debunk
deny
descend
disabuse
disclose
disenchant
disillusion
divulge
drop
encourage
enlighten
explain
expose
face
fail
fall behind
give
give up
guard
help
lose
meet
permit
protect
reveal
seek
show up
stay
support
surrender
take on
tell
tell the truth
uncloak
uncover
undeceive
unmask
unveil
want

Example Sentences

The quarterback managed to fake out the entire defense with a clever play.
The magician's skillful sleight of hand was designed to fake out the audience and create illusions.
The spy tried to fake out the enemy agents by pretending to be a tourist.
The opposing team attempted to fake out the goalie with a tricky maneuver during the penalty kick.
The salesperson tried to fake out the customer by exaggerating the product's features.

On this page you'll find 280 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fake out, such as: aberration, abet, abstain, act, affect, aid, allege.

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