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gull

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of gull

one who is easily deceived or cheated

was enough of a gull to fall victim to a pyramid scheme even though he'd been duped before

Synonyms of gull

chump, dupe, mug [chiefly British], patsy, pigeon, pushover, sap, soft touch, sucker, tool

Words Related to gull

cat's-paw, mark, target, victim

schlemiel (also shlemiel)

butt, derision, laughingstock, mock, mockery

booby, dodo, fool, goose, half-wit, jackass, lunatic, monkey, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simp, simpleton, turkey, yo-yo

blockhead, dolt, dope, dumbbell, dummy, dunce, idiot, imbecile, moron, schlub (also shlub) [slang], schlump [slang], schnook [slang]

Near Antonyms of gull

cheat, cheater, confidence man, cozener, defrauder, dodger, hoaxer, shark, sharper, slicker, swindler, trickster

gull

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of gull

to cause to believe what is untrue

we were gulled into believing that if we answered the e-mail, we'd somehow become millionaires, but instead we just got put on a list for junk mail

Synonyms of gull

bamboozle, beguile, bluff, buffalo, burn, catch, con, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fake out, fool, gaff, gammon, have, have on [chiefly British], hoax, hoodwink, hornswoggle, humbug, juggle, misguide, misinform, mislead, snooker, snow, spoof, string along, suck in, sucker, take in, trick

Words Related to gull

kid, put on, tease

bleed, cheat, chisel, defraud, diddle, euchre, flam, fleece, gyp, hustle, mulct, rook, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, sting, swindle

Phrases Synonymous with gull

do a number on, lead one down the garden path (also lead one up the garden path), pull one's leg, pull the wool over one's eyes

Near Antonyms of gull

debunk, expose, reveal, show up, uncloak, uncover, unmask

disclose, divulge, tell, unveil

disabuse, disenchant, disillusion

Antonyms of gull

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