Made a fool of

Synonyms for made a fool of
verb embarrass, put down

depress
disgrace
subdue
humble
confuse
crush
shame
demean
degrade
snub
discountenance
rip
confound

abash
slam
mortify
abase
debase
dishonor
pan
chagrin
lower
denigrate
squash
break
base

conquer
downplay
blister
discomfit
deny
chasten
smear
wither
vanquish
bring down
play down
put to shame
run down

take down
tear down
bemean
bring low
cast down
cut down to size
make a fool of
make ashamed
put out of countenance
shoot down
take down a peg

Antonyms for made a fool of

honor
respect
release
build up
praise
upgrade
compliment

cherish
laud
surrender
encourage
promote
flatter
elevate

boost
agree
allow
fail
lose
yield

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 make contemptuous fun of something or someone

taunt
scoff
lampoon
deride
scorn
mock
humiliate
rag
twit
takeoff
rally
quiz
rib

caricature
jape
josh
jolly
haze
travesty
pooh-pooh
expose
pan
gibe
needle
banter
unmask

deflate
sneer
cartoon
kid
chaff
jeer
mimic
satirize
roast
fleer
ride
parody
laugh at

make fun of
put down
run down
show up
jive
make a fool of
make a game of
make a laughing-stock
poke fun at
rail at
raz
send up
pull one’s leg

Antonyms

compliment
praise

approve
flatter

be serious

Synonyms
verb ridicule

lampoon
spoof
mock
parody
caricature
jeer
ride
needle

josh
haze
cartoon
burlesque
mimic
deride
roast
humiliate

rib
banter
pan
kid
jape
laugh at
make fun of
jive

caricaturize
make a fool of
poke fun at
raz
pull one’s leg

Antonyms

praise

Synonyms
verb ridicule

mock

make a fool of

make absurd

make ridiculous

Antonyms

excite

Synonyms
verb ridicule

rag
laugh
deride
jest
takeoff
rally
jolly
rib
caricature
jape
josh
quiz
lampoon
haze

travesty
pan
scorn
humiliate
pooh-pooh
banter
mock
gibe
needle
taunt
expose
unmask
scoff
deflate

scout
sneer
cartoon
kid
chaff
ride
mimic
satirize
roast
fleer
jeer
parody
laugh at
make fun of

put down
run down
show up
jive
make a fool of
make a game of
make a laughing-stock
poke fun at
rail at
raz
send up
pull one’s leg

Antonyms

compliment
praise
admire

build up
laud
commend

flatter
approve
be serious