BUFFALO Synonyms: 130 Similar and Opposite Words

buffalo

verb

Definition of buffalo

as in to fool

to cause to believe what is untrue I'm not some newcomer that you can buffalo with that nonsense

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as in to baffle

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty in this debate I refuse to be buffaloed by a flurry of irrelevant issues

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Recent Examples of buffalo Eva has the senior management in our company completely buffaloed. — Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2020

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The second season of The Paper is a sitcom trying to fool itself.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
In July, OpenAI said its models were responsible for a cyber incident on another company, while Anthropic’s Claude models were also responsible for cybersecurity incidents, including in one case where Mythos created fake identities to fool humans.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of fool

Verb

On September 8, 2026, OpenAI announced that an artificial intelligence model may have solved one of the most significant problems in the field, the infamous Navier-Stokes problem, which had baffled countless mathematicians for decades.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Known as chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) — or Mesoamerican nephropathy — the condition continues to baffle researchers, as some otherwise healthy adults develop kidney failure without having any of the traditional risk factors.

— Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of baffle

Verb

The North Koreans will then trick victims to install the malware under the guise of completing a computer coding test or troubleshooting an error in an online video call.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
Light pollution from various sources in our bedroom can trick the brain into producing less melatonin, which can negatively impact sleep quality.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of trick

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In patients with post-herpetic neuralgia, while the shingles rash has cleared with seemingly normal-looking skin, skin biopsies show a puzzling reduction in sensory nerve fibers in the painful areas.

— Andrew Bubak, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
While the near synchronicity of the worldwide foram flips might seem puzzling, Darling and Ujiié pointed out that what appears instantaneous in the fossil record might unfold over 1,000 years or more in real time.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of puzzle

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The rapidly evolving technology has become a source of controversy after a series of hacks in recent months that showed AI agents can conspire to deceive humans.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
The public deserves to know which of his points were defensible and which were deceiving.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of deceive

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The Polo Room Not to be confused with Ralph Lauren’s Polo Bar, the Polo Room takes its name from the actual sport—international polo star Nacho Figueras is a co-owner, and his Argentine heritage runs throughout the restaurant.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
There’s no complicated touchscreen to confuse older family members or young kids, either.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of confuse

Verb

What everyday skills should kids practice before the first week of school?

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026
Running under the surface of the film is the anxiety that kids his age are lucky to secure any job, even one as low-paying and exploitative as Erika’s studio assistant.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of kid

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Dan emerges as Primetime’s unlikely heart, bewildered by the dark world he’s wandered into and left to negotiate his ambitions with the high stakes of the job.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
That’s a common sentiment from a touring superstar, but there’s a sense that Kahan really might be as happily bewildered as the rest of us about how songs this personal and cloudy came to captivate even sunny California.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of bewilder

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