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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'folly'

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1. (noun) folly, foolishness, unwiseness
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
Synonyms: lunacy, imbecility, madness, foolery, betise, tomfoolery, indulgence, unwiseness, foolishness, stupidity, craziness, folly
Antonyms: wiseness, wisdom

2. (noun) stupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility
a stupid mistake
Synonyms: lunacy, imbecility, madness, foolery, betise, tomfoolery, stupidity, indulgence, unwiseness, foolishness, folly, craziness
Antonyms: wisdom, wiseness

3. (noun) folly, foolishness, craziness, madness
the quality of being rash and foolish
Synonyms: lunacy, foolishness, flakiness, fury, daftness, madness, rabidity, imbecility, stupidity, hydrophobia, rabidness, foolery, tomfoolery, lyssa, folly, craziness, insaneness, indulgence, rage, rabies, unwiseness, betise
Antonyms: wisdom, wiseness

4. (noun) folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence
foolish or senseless behavior
Synonyms: lunacy, foolishness, flakiness, indulging, daftness, madness, lenience, pampering, stupidity, humoring, leniency, foolery, tomfoolery, self-indulgence, folly, craziness, insaneness, indulgence, imbecility, unwiseness, betise
Antonyms: wisdom, wiseness

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'folly'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. folly
Idiocy is a state of mental unsoundness amounting almost or quite to total absence of understanding. Imbecility is a condition of mental weakness, which may or may not be as complete as that of
Synonyms: idiocy, fatuity, foolishness, incapacity, stupidity, folly, imbecility, senselessness
Antonyms: acuteness, brilliancy, common sense, sagacity, soundness, astuteness, capacity, intelligence, sense, wisdom

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