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faked out

verb

past tense of fake out
1
as in tricked
to cause to believe what is untrue my friends faked me out for a whole day, letting me think that they had forgotten my birthday

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2
as in evaded
to elude (an opponent in a sports contest) by making a deceptive or agile movement used a quick between-the-legs dribble to fake out the flat-footed defender

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Recent Examples of faked out There was one instance where journeyman Micah Potter faked out Kel’el Ware and drove for a thunderous dunk. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faked out
  1. tricked
  2. evaded
  3. deceived
  4. faked
  5. fooled
  6. sucked in
  7. strung along
Verb
  • Because you can get tricked very quickly into thinking that acting is all about me.
    — David Katz, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In the past couple of years, deepfakes have already tricked large firms like Arup into wiring $25 million to scammers.
    — Allyson Kapin, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of tricked
Verb
  • People walking on the boardwalk narrowly evaded getting hit, with one woman jumping over the railing just in time before the car sped by.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • However, the league’s investigation into the Clippers put the deal on hold after it was alleged that the Clippers evaded the salary cap while signing Leonard to a $103 million free agent deal in July 2019.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of evaded
Verb
  • Customers who feel respected are far more forgiving than customers who feel deceived.
    — Natalie Ruiz, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Furious at having been deceived her whole life, Kylie hops on the next plane to the Owens’ ancestral home in England with the intent of breaking the curse once and for all.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of deceived
Verb
  • However, some of the scenes are known to have been staged or faked, leading some critics to wonder whether other parts of the film were bogus or embellished.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The article proposes storytelling as a vital solution, asserting its unique human quality inspires engagement and cannot be faked.
    — Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of faked
Verb
  • Earlier in the game, he was fooled on a flea-flicker, and his pass-interference penalty set up the Patriots’ lone touchdown.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Don’t be fooled by the film’s advertising, which features an image of Neeson’s scowling visage dwarfing Levi aiming an automatic weapon.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of fooled
Verb
  • Young people who get addicted to social media get sucked in and lose track of time, Greenberg said, similar to adults.
    — Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • To combat that, the car was equipped with about 400 pounds of ice and water to cool not only the engines but also the air being sucked in and turbocharged.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of sucked in
Verb
  • For one thing, the aircraft was an all-electric number powered by a dozen electric motors strung along the leading edge of the wing.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • But by Taiwan’s next presidential election in 2028, 12 years will have passed since that strategy was last tested—and the gamble is whether Xi can still be strung along.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of strung along

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“Faked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faked%20out. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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