Synonyms for fool
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1. foolnoun

   Synonyms:
   jester, joker

2. foolnoun

   Synonyms:
   gobshite

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1. fool

   Synonyms:
   dunce, idiot, idler, ignoramus, illiterate person

   Antonyms:
   disciple, learner, pupil, savant, scholar, student

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1. fool, sap, saphead, muggins, tomfoolnoun

   a person who lacks good judgment

   Synonyms:
   muggins, tomfool, gull, cosh, fall guy, mark, sap, mug, jester, sucker, soft touch, blackjack, saphead, patsy, chump, motley fool

2. chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mugnoun

   a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

   Synonyms:
   physiognomy, phiz, marking, jester, mug, motley fool, sucker, bell ringer, target, crisscross, sea gull, fall guy, score, smiler, sign, brand, countenance, grade, mugful, chump, mark, stigma, visage, kisser, home run, scratch, tomfool, gull, muggins, patsy, marker, sap, scrape, cross, print, scar, stain, bull's eye, lollipop, seagull, saphead, soft touch, all-day sucker

3. jester, fool, motley foolverb

   a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

   Synonyms:
   sap, tomfool, mug, saphead, sucker, gull, fall guy, chump, patsy, jester, motley fool, mark, muggins, soft touch

4. fool, gull, befoolverb

   make a fool or dupe of

   Synonyms:
   dupe, fool around, arse around, dissipate, cod, shoot, put one over, slang, frivol away, fool away, put on, befool, take in, put one across, fritter away, fritter, gull, horse around

5. fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool awayverb

   spend frivolously and unwisely

   "Fritter away one's inheritance"

   Synonyms:
   dupe, shoot, scud, befool, sprout, hit, gull, slang, film, put on, snap, take in, put one across, take, break up, bourgeon, arse around, put one over, fool around, buck, shoot down, disperse, fritter, spread out, dart, frivol away, dash, burgeon forth, horse around, scoot, fritter away, charge, inject, germinate, cod, dissipate, scatter, photograph, blast, dispel, spud, flash, pip, pullulate, tear, fool away

6. gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one acrossverb

   fool or hoax

   "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"

   Synonyms:
   earn, draw, take in, put one over, gather in, suck up, assimilate, invite, befool, catch, slang, imbibe, make, pull in, don, put on, tantalise, put one across, take, have, suck, adopt, view, rally, tease, assume, see, fool around, horse around, gain, fool away, fritter, ingest, realise, apply, ride, turn in, get into, sop up, watch, receive, fritter away, arse around, clear, razz, frivol away, gull, take up, soak up, tantalize, cod, dissipate, shoot, bring in, overhear, rag, mount, taunt, wear, dupe, realize, consume, absorb, collect, bait, twit, suck in

7. horse around, arse around, fool around, foolverb

   indulge in horseplay

   "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about"

   Synonyms:
   loaf, fool around, arse around, shoot, dissipate, gull, frig around, frivol away, put one over, dupe, lounge around, arse about, waste one's time, loll around, put on, play around, bum, lounge about, put one across, fool away, befool, fritter away, slang, loll, bum around, bum about, horse around, fritter, take in, cod

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1. • Consume

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. asinego

   asinego means fool or ass can be searched up on google

   Submitted by jttruckingsvcs on September 2, 2021  

2. nitwit

   stupid or ridiculous person.

   quit poking yourself, ya big fool.

   Submitted by JP03 on March 2, 2015  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. foolnoun

   Synonyms:
   dolt, witling, driveller, idiot, simpleton, ninny, nincompoop, blockhead, DUNCE

2. foolnoun

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

3. foolverb

   Synonyms:
   trifle, toy, play, play the fool, play the monkey, act like a fool

4. foolverb

   Synonyms:
   deceive, cheat, trick, dupe, gull, delude, circumvent, cozen, overreach, beguile, hoodwink, chouse, cully, impose upon

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1. foolnoun

   Synonyms:
   idiot, imbecile, natural, simpleton, dolt, dunce, defective, witling, dotterel, driveler, blockhead, beetlehead, ninny, ignoramus, numskull, booby, clodpate, nincompoop, ass, wiseacre, dunderhead, halfwit, oaf, dullard, coot, mooncalf, zany, harlequin, buffoon, jester, merry-andrew, droll, clown, scaramouch

   Associated words:
   stultify, stultification

2. foolverb

   Synonyms:
   dupe, gull, delude, hoodwink, deceive, hoax, trick, beguile, victimize, cully, trifle, toy, dawdle

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1. List of paraphrases for "fool":

   idiot, imbecile, stupid, deceive, silly, crazy, moron, buffoon, jerk, delude, jackass, mislead, insane, butthead, dumbass, jester, mad, ldiot, idiotic, chump, madman, cheat, dumb, numb-wit, horse-trade, dummy, asshole, beast, foolish, goblin, douche, clown, dumb-ass, assmunch, moonhead, sucker, schmuck, twit

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1. Dave Barry:

   You can say any fool thing to a dog, and the dog will give you this look that says, My God, you're RIGHT I NEVER would've thought of that'

2. Suranand Vejjajiva:

   A lot of people ... say he's a bumbling fool. But he's not. He's smart enough, but does he have the world view or the perspective to run the country? I doubt it.

3. David Hare:

   No one but a fool is always right.

4. Donald Trump:

   You don't learn anything from a tax return, i will say this. Mitt Romney looked like a fool when Mitt Romney delayed and delayed and delayed and Harry Reid baited Harry Reid and Mitt Romney didn't file until a month and a half before the election and it cost Mitt Romney big league... As far as my return, I want to file it except for many years, I've been audited every year. Twelve years or something like that. Every year they audit me, audit me, audit me... I will absolutely give my return but I'm being audited now for two or three [ years' worth ] now so I can't.

5. H. L. Mencken:

   Jury: a group of twelve men who, having lied to the judge about their hearing, health and business engagements, have failed to fool him.