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Synonyms for foolish
ˈfu lɪʃfool·ish
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Wiktionary
foolishadjective
Synonyms:
unwise, brainless, indiscreet, ridiculous, idiotic, silly, imprudentAntonyms:
bright, sane, intelligent, wise, quick-witted, smartfoolishadjective
lacking good sense or judgement; unwise
Synonyms:
silly, imprudent, idiotic, unwise, ridiculous, indiscreet, brainlessAntonyms:
smart, intelligent, wise, sane, bright, quick-wittedfoolishadjective
Resembling or characteristic of a fool.
Being foolish once in a while does not make one a foolish person.
Synonyms:
idiotic, brainless, silly, ridiculous, indiscreet, unwise, imprudentAntonyms:
quick-witted, wise, bright, sane, smart, intelligent
English Synonyms and Antonyms
foolish
That is absurd which is contrary to the first principles of reasoning; as, that a part should be greater than the whole is absurd. A paradoxical statement appears at first thought contradictory or absurd, while it may be really true. Anything is irrational when clearly contrary to sound reason, foolish when contrary to practical good sense, silly when petty and contemptible in its folly, erroneous when containing error that vitiates the result, unreasonable when there seems a perverse bias or an intent to go wrong. Monstrous and preposterous refer to what is overwhelmingly absurd; as, "O monstrous! eleven buckram men grown out of two,"
Shakespeare 1 King Henry IV, act ii, sc. 4. The ridiculous or the nonsensical is worthy only to be laughed at. The lunatic's claim to be a king is ridiculous; the Mother Goose rimes are nonsensical. Compare INCONGRUOUS.Synonyms:
absurd, anomalous, chimerical, erroneous, false, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-judged, inconclusive, incorrect, infatuated, irrational, ludicrous, mistaken, monstrous, nonsensical, paradoxical, preposterous, ridiculous, senseless, stupid, unreasonable, wildAntonyms:
certain, consistent, demonstrable, demonstrated, established, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, infallible, logical, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sensible, sound, substantial, true, undeniable, unquestionable, wise
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
foolish
Synonyms:
senseless, idiotic, crazed, shallow, weak, silly, injudicious, irrational, absurd, contemptible, objectionable, witless, brainless, imbecile, preposterous, ridiculous, nonsensical, simpleAntonyms:
sensible, sane, deep, clearsighted, sound, sagacious, strongminded, wise, prudent, judicious, calculating, advisable, eligible
Princeton's WordNet
foolishadjective
devoid of good sense or judgment
"foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"
Synonyms:
jerky, goosy, goosey, anserine, dopey, dopy, gooselikeAntonyms:
all-knowing, wise, sapient, sagacious, owlish, omniscient, perspicacious, sage, smart, sapientialanserine, dopy, dopey, foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike, jerkyadjective
having or revealing stupidity
"ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"
Synonyms:
jerking, choppy, anserine, dopy, dopey, goosy, goosey, jerky, arrhythmic, gooselikeAntonyms:
sapient, sage, wise, perspicacious, all-knowing, omniscient, smart, sagacious, owlish, sapiential
Dictionary of English Synonymes
foolishadjective
Synonyms:
senseless, idiotic, silly, weak, DAFT, simple, irrational, insensate, shallow, brainless, witless, thick-skulled, buffle-headed, shallow-brainedfoolishadjective
Synonyms:
unwise, unreasonable, absurd, ridiculous, nonsensical, ill-judged, preposterous, indiscreet, imprudentfoolishadjective
Synonyms:
idle, trivial, trifling, vain, childish, puerile, contemptible
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
foolishadjective
Synonyms:
idiotic, senseless, irrational, silly, imbecile, witless, insensate, weak-minded, half-witted, brainless, fatuous, fatuitous, insagacious, unintelligent, indiscreet, imprudent, ridiculous, absurd, asinine, inept, nonsensical, puerile
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "foolish":
stupid, silly, idiot, unwise, senseless, ridiculous, dumb, absurd, crazy, insane, madness, nonsensical, idiotic, dom, fool, mindless, unconscious, nonsense, unreasonable, imprudent
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#933 | simple | |
#2028 | wild | |
#2392 | false | |
#3304 | crazy | |
#4775 | stupid | |
#4981 | weak | |
#7081 | incorrect | |
#7585 | fool | |
#8155 | silly | |
#8358 | dom | |
#9249 | madness | |
#9564 | dumb | |
#10283 | shallow | |
#10551 | idiot | |
#10578 | objectionable | |
#11383 | insane | |
#12351 | nonsense | |
#12604 | ridiculous | |
#15666 | mistaken | |
#16024 | unreasonable | |
#16072 | foolish | |
#16818 | absurd | |
#16926 | unconscious | |
#18677 | jerking | |
#18688 | mindless | |
#18910 | erroneous | |
#22275 | irrational | |
#27327 | anomalous | |
#30769 | jerky | |
#30875 | monstrous | |
#35057 | senseless | |
#35236 | ludicrous | |
#36821 | crazed | |
#38606 | idiotic | |
#43014 | inconclusive | |
#43057 | unwise | |
#43073 | paradoxical | |
#47646 | choppy | |
#48752 | nonsensical | |
#51009 | preposterous | |
#73830 | dopey | |
#79651 | contemptible | |
#82005 | imprudent | |
#83110 | infatuated | |
#83519 | brainless | |
#98357 | imbecile | |
#101823 | witless | |
#119912 | indiscreet | |
#175362 | goosey | |
#176916 | arrhythmic | |
#210635 | chimerical | |
#219214 | injudicious |
How to use foolish in a sentence?
I prefer the wicked rather than the foolish. The wicked sometimes rest.
[Afghanistan] is not going to be a source of terrorist attacks again, i'm certain that at the White House ... his advisers all cringed because it's a very foolish thing to say.
NAFTA has been a good deal, i hope we do not do something foolish in terms of trade policy.
Ten years ago, if you wanted to be politically relevant and if you wanted your vote to have an impact, you were foolish to be registered as a Democrat because they failed to field a candidate for some offices and even then it was just volunteering to get killed in the general by the Republican, that certainly is no longer the case now. It is extremely competitive.
So, rather than appear foolish afterward, I renounce seeming clever now.
Translations for foolish
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- أحمق, غبيArabic
- axmaq, ağılsızAzerbaijani
- дурныBelarusian
- неразумен, глупавBulgarian
- মূর্খBengali
- ximpleCatalan, Valencian
- hloupý, pošetilýCzech
- dum, tåbeligDanish
- dumm, töricht, närrischGerman
- ανόητοςGreek
- malsaĝaEsperanto
- inprudente, necio, tontoSpanish
- narr, rumalEstonian
- ببو, احمقPersian
- houkkamainenFinnish
- stupide, sot, bêteFrench
- leibideachIrish
- amaideach, faoinScottish Gaelic
- necioGalician
- meecheeallagh, neuhushtagh, blebbinagh, ommidjagh, sou-cheayllagh, bolvaneaghManx
- טיפשי, מטופשHebrew
- मूर्ख, मूढ़Hindi
- տխմար, հիմար, ապուշArmenian
- stupid, folliInterlingue
- dessajaIdo
- heimskurIcelandic
- babbeoItalian
- 愚か, 馬鹿げた, 馬鹿Japanese
- სულელიGeorgian
- ភ្លើKhmer
- ಮೂರ್ಖKannada
- 둔하다, 어리석다Korean
- fatuusLatin
- kvailas, neprotingasLithuanian
- dumjš, muļķīgs, neprātīgsLatvian
- глупавMacedonian
- မိုက်မဲBurmese
- tåpelig, dumNorwegian
- onverstandig, domDutch
- głupi, niemądryPolish
- tolo, idiotaPortuguese
- идиотский, дурной, дурацкий, глупыйRussian
- glup, budalast, глуп, будаластSerbo-Croatian
- hlúpy, pochabýSlovak
- neumen, trapast, butastSlovene
- budallaAlbanian
- dåraktig, dumSwedish
- పిచ్చి, మూర్ఖTelugu
- โง่Thai
- sersem, enayice, akılsız, ahmak, aptalcaTurkish
- дурнийUkrainian
- مورکھUrdu
- dại dộtVietnamese
- נאַרישYiddish
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