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Synonyms for faking out
verb refrain or stay away from; prevent

dodge
avert
sidestep
evade
fend off
bypass
escape
shun
shy
jump
abstain
hide

shake
circumvent
divert
eschew
deflect
obviate
elude
desist
recoil
withdraw
duck
flee

shirk
ditch
skirt
skip
weave
shake off
ward off
circumlocute
fake out
give the slip
hold off
keep clear

lay low
run for cover
shake and bake
shrink from
shuffle off
skip out on
skip town
stay away
stay out
steer clear of
step aside
turn aside

Antonyms for faking out

permit
face
meet

allow
help
stay

take on
seek
want

Synonyms
verb deceive

pretend
delude
fool
lie
humbug
shuck
sham

feign
snow
trick
beguile
mislead
simulate
fake

affect
juggle
counterfeit
betray
defraud
con
double-cross

put on
take in
jive
bunco
fake out
illude
psych out

Antonyms

protect
come clean

support
reveal

tell truth
be honest

Synonyms
adj dishonest, crafty

fraudulent
duplicitous
wily
deceitful
sneaky
shrewd
insidious
insincere
sly

calculating
underhanded
artful
crooked
double-dealing
errant
erring
evasive
fishy

foxy
indirect
oblique
put on
roundabout
scheming
shady
shifty
surreptitious

treacherous
tricky
guileful
sneaking
faking one out
not straightforward
obliquitous
playing games
playing politics

Antonyms

honest
frank
sincere
forthright
naive

artless
trustworthy
truthful
open
fair

straightforward
direct
straight

Synonyms
verb trick, mislead

cheat
pretend
dupe
deceive
hoodwink
delude
trifle
flimflam

scam
diddle
gull
snow
hoax
outfox
bluff
spoof

con
bamboozle
kid
make believe
put on
take in
play-act
chicane

fox
juke
jive
fake out
lead on
play a trick on
put one over on
suck in

Antonyms

be honest

Synonyms
verb trick

fool
dupe
fleece
rook
deceive
frame
gull

hoodwink
con
flimflam
sting
bluff
swindle
bamboozle

delude
set up
take in
chicane
murphy
gammon
fake out

play games with
run a game on
take for a ride
pull one’s leg

Antonyms

give

be honest

Synonyms
verb better, overcome

transcend
outstrip
outsmart
eclipse
excel
outclass
outmaneuver
outshine
outfox

surpass
outdistance
bulldoze
exceed
lick
beat
top
snow
down

defeat
cook
trash
bury
best
cream
do in
shake off
outrival

blow out of water
fake out
go one better
leave behind
outgun
outjockey
pull a fast one
shoot ahead

Antonyms

aid
surrender
fail

lose
fall behind
help

give up

Synonyms
verb get the better of; figure out before another

baffle
bamboozle
beat
bewilder
cap
cheat
circumvent
con
confuse
deceive
defeat

defraud
dupe
finagle
gull
have
hoax
hoodwink
mislead
outdo
outfox
outmaneuver

overreach
swindle
take in
top
trick
worst
outthink
end-run
fake out
fox
goose

lead astray
make a fool of
make a monkey of
outgeneral
outguess
outjockey
pull a fast one on
put one over on
run circles around

Synonyms
verb fake, falsify

fool
feign
purport
assume
impersonate
bluff
profess
put on
claim
cheat
fish
whitewash

dupe
beguile
allege
counterfeit
fudge
sham
masquerade
sucker
jazz
malinger
dissemble
simulate

affect
hoodwink
delude
cozen
stonewall
mislead
deceive
act
dissimulate
let on
make out
pass off

jive
be deceitful
be hypocritical
claim falsely
fake out
lay claim
pass oneself off as
put up a front
shuck and jive

Antonyms

deny
reveal

tell truth
be honest

Synonyms
verb surpass

beat
exceed
total
eclipse
outstrip
transcend

excel
best
better
outshine
overrun
clobber

outdo
finagle
bash
outfox
shut out
fox

goose
be first
blow away
fake out
go beyond
run circles around

Antonyms

surrender
replace
fall behind
fail

lose
descend
drop
fall

lower
add

Synonyms
verb deceive

deceive
outfox
outmaneuver
cheat
gull
confuse
hoax
have
circumvent
defraud
trick

bewilder
outsmart
top
finagle
bamboozle
beat
baffle
overreach
worst
gyp
hoodwink

swindle
dupe
cap
mislead
defeat
outdo
con
take in
outthink
outgeneral
goose

fox
outguess
end run
fake out
figure out
jip
juke
lead astray
outjockey

Antonyms

enlighten
explain
aid
assist
guard

protect
surrender
abet
clear up
help

support
lose
encourage
give
be honest

Synonyms
verb outwit

outmaneuver
baffle
outfox
deceive
outdo
circumvent
bamboozle
dupe
cheat
gull
confuse

have
defraud
trick
bewilder
top
finagle
beat
overreach
worst
gyp
hoodwink

swindle
hoax
cap
mislead
defeat
con
outthink
take in
outgeneral
goose
fox

outguess
end run
fake out
figure out
jip
juke
lead astray
outjockey

Antonyms

aid
assist
explain
guard

protect
surrender
help
clear up

lose
give
be honest

Synonyms
verb outwit

baffle
bamboozle
beat
bewilder
cap
cheat
circumvent
con
confuse
deceive
defeat

defraud
dupe
finagle
gull
gyp
have
hoax
hoodwink
mislead
outdo
outfox

outmaneuver
outsmart
overreach
swindle
take in
top
trick
worst
end run
fake out
figure out

fox
goose
jip
juke
lead astray
outgeneral
outguess
outjockey