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Synonyms for buffoon
bəˈfunbuf·foon

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 1 vote

  1. buffoon

    Synonyms:
    wag, clown, jester

    Antonyms:
    wit, genius, philosopher, pedant, visionary, dissembler, prig, enthusiast, hypocrite

Princeton's WordNet1.1 / 18 votes

  1. clown, buffoonnoun

    a rude or vulgar fool

    Synonyms:
    goof, clown, goofball, merry andrew

  2. clown, buffoon, goof, goofball, merry andrewnoun

    a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

    Synonyms:
    cuckoo, jackass, goose, goof, fathead, bozo, clown, merry andrew, twat, zany, goofball

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. buffoonnoun

    Synonyms:
    mountebank, harlequin, jester, droll, merry andrew, punch, punchinello, clown, zany, scaramouch, fool, antic, jack-pudding, pickle-herring

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "buffoon":

    jester, clown, fool, joker, jerk-off, schmuck, turd, punk

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#5312punk
#7585fool
#12065goose
#13631clown
#20833joker
#23416twat
#25646cuckoo
#29051jester
#30547jackass
#34194wag
#48377goof
#48509zany
#53336turd
#60808bozo
#66398schmuck
#96895buffoon
#103163fathead
#120194goofball

How to use buffoon in a sentence?

  1. Bob Smith:

    They're in the category of thinking that Trump is basically unqualified -- he shouldn't be here, he's a buffoon, that's not where Sen. Cruz is coming from.

  2. Ian Poulter -LRB- 70 -RRB-:

    Because I'm a buffoon, i mean, stupid. This golf course I can compete on because it's fiddly, it's position off the tee, small greens, need to chip it well, good pace putting when you're above the hole. All those things I do well.

  3. Michael Kimmel:

    This provides a counter-narrative to all the action hero, buffoon images that we see.


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