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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of pulled one's leg

  • as in deceived
  • as in deceived
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pulled one's leg

phrase

past tense of pull one's leg
as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue He was just pulling your leg when he said he won the lottery.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • deceived
  • tricked
  • fooled
  • strung along
  • gammoned
  • sucked in
  • had on
  • pulled the wool over one's eyes
  • did a number on
  • led one down the garden path
  • teased
  • faked out
  • misled
  • hoodwinked
  • juggled
  • duped
  • kidded
  • took in
  • misguided
  • snookered
  • suckered
  • bluffed
  • gaffed
  • deluded
  • conned
  • put on
  • spoofed
  • misinformed
  • gulled
  • snowed
  • stung
  • buffaloed
  • humbugged
  • caught
  • bamboozled
  • hoaxed
  • burned
  • cheated
  • cozened
  • hornswoggled
  • had
  • beguiled
  • stuck
  • flimflammed
  • chiseled
  • shortchanged
  • defrauded
  • gypped
  • swindled
  • rooked
  • euchred
  • hustled
  • squeezed
  • skinned
  • mulcted
  • bled
  • diddled
  • fleeced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • showed up
  • exposed
  • revealed
  • uncovered
  • disclosed
  • unmasked
  • debunked
  • unveiled
  • told
  • undeceived
  • divulged
  • uncloaked
  • disillusioned
  • disenchanted
  • disabused

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pulled off
pulled one's leg
pulled out
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“Pulled one's leg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulled%20one%27s%20leg. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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