Synonyms and Antonyms of fox
1
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
- she won't be foxed by such telemarketing tricks
addle, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, confound, confuse, discombobulate, disorient, flummox, fuddle, get, gravel, maze, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, pose, puzzle, vex
stick, stump, weird out
abash, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle
agitate, bother, chagrin, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, stun, unhinge, unsettle, upset
beguile, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, gull, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, misguide, mislead, snow, string along, take in, trick
2
to get the better of through cleverness
- no confidence man will ever fox me and get my hard-earned money
outguess, second-guess
baffle, balk, circumvent, foil, frustrate, thwart
cozen, deceive, dupe, fool, gull, trick
conquer, defeat, lick, overcome
bar, block, hinder, impede, obstruct
