Synonyms for foolishly
fool·ish·ly

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1. foolishly, unwiselyadverb

   without good sense or judgment

   "He acted foolishly when he agreed to come"

   Synonyms:
   unwisely

   Antonyms:
   sagely, wisely

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. giddily

   madly, foolishly, in a flighty or foolish manner

   a giddy young person.

   Submitted by rinat on June 7, 2017  

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1. List of paraphrases for "foolishly":

   stupidly

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How to use foolishly in a sentence?

1. RAMANA PEMMARAJU:

   We think intelligently yet act foolishly!

2. Anatole France:

   It is human nature to think wisely and act foolishly.

3. Marcus Aurelius:

   Either you’re going to be depressed when your wish is not realized or foolishly pleased with yourself if it is, overjoyed for the wrong reasons.

4. Book of Proverbs:

   He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly...

5. Christopher Moriates:

   Many times the assumption seems to be that these patients use their inhalers outside of the hospital so they already know how to do so, but this study and others have shown this is not true and the vast majority of these patients actively misuse their inhalers, the astonishing thing is these patients often spend a few days in the hospital, receiving respiratory therapies multiple times each day, so lack of effective inhaler teaching during hospitalization is a foolishly squandered golden opportunity.