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unfooled

unfooled

7.4
Not tricked and aware of what is really happening
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈfuːld/
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  • The audience was unfooled by the politician's promises, recognizing them as empty rhetoric.

Examples

  • Despite his charming demeanor, I was unfooled and knew he had ulterior motives.

  • Her mind seems to have been free as the air and as unfooled—as far as her limitations permitted, and that went pretty far.

    Academic text (2007)

  • "I'm Ashley Wofford, Miz Martin," the blond said, unfooled.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • She remained unfooled by his clever lies and saw the truth behind his words.

Synonyms

unconvinced
vsunfooled
12 5.1

Not sure that something is true or will work

is not deceived and knows the truth rather than lacking belief
undeluded
vsunfooled
1 8.5

Being not tricked and seeing things clearly

is aware of the truth but not necessarily actively perceiving it
undeceived
vsunfooled
1 8.1

No longer believing something false after learning the truth

is simply in a state of not being tricked, regardless of past belief
unillusioned
vsunfooled
7.2

Not believing false ideas and seeing things clearly

is aware of truth rather than only lacking illusions

Surface Forms

unfooled positive

Morphology

unfooled = fooled (transparent) = un + fool + ed

The adjective is formed by adding 'un-' to the past-participle adjective 'fooled' to mean 'not deceived', a straightforward negation.

Etymology

Unfooled combines the part un- meaning 'not' with fool, a simple word for someone tricked or silly, as you see in foolish. So, to be unfooled is to be 'not tricked' and aware of the true situation.