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 Synonyms for foolish  

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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'foolish' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) foolish
devoid of good sense or judgment
Synonyms: jerky, goosy, goosey, anserine, dopey, dopy, gooselike
Antonyms: all-knowing, wise, sapient, sagacious, owlish, omniscient, perspicacious, sage, smart, sapiential

2. (adj) anserine, dopy, dopey, foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike, jerky
having or revealing stupidity
Synonyms: jerking, choppy, foolish, anserine, dopy, dopey, goosy, goosey, jerky, arrhythmic, gooselike
Antonyms: sapient, sage, wise, perspicacious, all-knowing, omniscient, smart, sagacious, owlish, sapiential


Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'foolish' English Synonyms and Antonyms 

1. 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
Synonyms: absurd, anomalous, ill-considered, ludicrous, ridiculous, chimerical, ill-judged, mistaken, senseless, erroneous, inconclusive, monstrous, stupid, false, incorrect, nonsensical, unreasonable, foolish, infatuated, paradoxical, wild, ill-advised, irrational, preposterous
Antonyms: certain, incontrovertible, rational, substantial, consistent, indisputable, reasonable, true, demonstrable, indubitable, sagacious, undeniable, demonstrated, infallible, sensible, unquestionable, established, logical, sound, wise, incontestable


'foolish' - Nearby Entries  

foolhardy  fool  fooling  foolish  foolishly  foolishness  foolish woman  



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