ILLUDES Synonyms

• conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

• influence by slyness

• attract; cause to be enamored

• mistake one thing for another

• be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

• cause to feel embarrassment

• assemble without order or sense

• make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

• be false to; be dishonest with

• cause someone to believe an untruth

• be false to; be dishonest with

• a person who is tricked or swindled

• fool or hoax

• a person who lacks good judgment

• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

• a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

• make a fool or dupe of

• spend frivolously and unwisely

• fool or hoax

• indulge in horseplay

• something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

• subject to a playful hoax or joke

• influence by slyness

• conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

• lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions

• give false or misleading information to

• a cunning or deceitful action or device

• a period of work or duty

• an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent

• a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

• an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

• a prostitute's customer

• (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner

• deceive somebody