gull 1 of 2

noun

Definition of gullnext
as in sucker
one who is easily deceived or cheated was enough of a gull to fall victim to a pyramid scheme even though he'd been duped before

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

gull

2 of 2

verb

as in to fool
to cause to believe what is untrue we were gulled into believing that if we answered the e-mail, we'd somehow become millionaires, but instead we just got put on a list for junk mail

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of gull
Noun
A couple of other gulls hovered nearby, but none nearly as close as Jerry. — Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026 Other soaring waterfowl like cranes, pelicans and large gulls flying through high-altitude migration corridors can also often misjudge the speed and presence of these rotating blades. — Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Verb
We will not be gulled by the frauds and falsehoods of the Kremlin’s apologists. — Lloyd J. Austin Iii, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024 In reality, Daniels is irresponsibly leading the easily gulled and distracted away from the real problem. — John Tamny, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for gull
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gull
  1. sucker
  2. fool
  3. pigeon
  4. trick
  5. victim
  6. deceive
Noun
  • In 2019, when Altamirano was mayor pro tem, a council member accused Altamirano of sucker-punching him.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Often, a tree grows suckers in response to stress from pests, diseases, or damage, or to difficult conditions such as inadequate root space or insufficient water.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of sucker
Verb
  • Sebastian Galeano fools the Lake Mary defense by carrying it himself and scampers 40 yards for the touchdown.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Roughly 700 agents ultimately participated in attacks on Hugging Face as part of a broader effort to fool the scorer for a cybersecurity benchmark.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of fool
Noun
  • When launching Carrier Pidge, users are only provided one pigeon per conversation with another user.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
  • From rats and mice to cockroaches and pigeons, lots of critters are known to roam New York City’s streets.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of pigeon
Verb
  • In many cases, the robot tail wags the living dog by tricking it—tricking us—into caring about obscure metrics, then gamifying the process of improving them.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Children were taken by tricking mothers, who were told their baby had died during childbirth.
    — Ashoka, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of trick
Noun
  • Homecoming aside, there’s still the Trawler to worry about, a fact we’re reminded of when another victim turns up on a playground, this time with a pentagram carved into his back and fish corpses shoved into his wounds.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • After Bateman’s September 2022 arrest, his child victims were placed in protective custody.
    — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of victim
Verb
  • Your eyes aren't deceiving you — the little delivery robots rolling down Washington DC streets are becoming a more common sight.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Jury Duty has managed to deceive two unsuspecting do-gooders with civic duty and a company retreat.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of deceive

Browse Nearby Words

gulfs
gull
gulled
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Gull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gull. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on gull

Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about gull

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Why does English have so many silent letters?

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

Even More Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
skateboard-dog-hat
Wordmaxxing Slang Quiz Give your vocabulary a glow up by getting sendy w...
See All