Fool

/fuːl/

Synonyms for "fool" (619 found)

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Closest matches (124)

Noun(45 words)

chump clown dunce mug muggins sucker twitact foolishaddlehead airhead airheads alcatote arse arsehole asses asshat asshole assholes bayard berk

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birdbrain blither blockhead blockheads blolly bobchin bonehead boneheads boobies bozo bozos brickhead buffoon buffoons bumbler bumpkin charlie cheating chowderhead chucklehead chumps clart clowns cretins deceive

Verb(9 words)

addlearse aroundbefool bluffed capered chance cod deceived deceives

ament apish asinine ass babe bamboozle banter battybe foolishbe stupidbefool befooled beguile beguiled besotted betray birdbrain blind blockhead bluff

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bonehead boob booby brainless buffo buffoon buffoonish bugger busybody buttbutt inbywordbyword of reproachcatch cavort cheat chicane chisel chouse chucklehead chump cinch clod clodpate clodpoll clownclown aroundcockeyed columbine come-on comedian comedienne comic con coquet cozen crazy credulouscredulous personcretin cull dabble dabbler daffy daft dally dawdle dazed deceive defraud

Strong matches (186)

delude derision dilettante dimwit dizzy dolt donkey doodle dope doting droll dumb dumbbell dummy dunce dupe dusteasy markeasy pickingsentertainer

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fair gamefakefake outfall guyfarceur fatuitous fatuous featherbrain featherhead feign fiddlefiddle faddlefiddle withfiddle-faddle fidgetfidget withfigure of funfinessefinger withfish flaky fleece flimflam flirt fondfool aroundfool withfoolheaded foolish footle fribble frivol frolic fuddled fun futile gaga gambol game gawk gazingstockget funnygitgo haywiregoat gobe-mouches goofy goon goose greener greenhorn greeny gudgeon gull gulled half-wit halfwit hanswurst harlequin have hoax hoodwinkhorn inhorse aroundhumbug idiot idiotic idle ignoramus illiterate

Adjective(4 words)

deluded dippy dumbest goony

Verb(12 words)

deludes dissipate dupefool aroundfool awayfritterfritter awayfrivol awaygawks gull hoaxedhorse around

Noun(80 words)

der-brain dessertdessert coursedickheaddill pickledim bulbdimwit dimwits dingleberry dipshit dipstick dipsticks dirtbrain div divvo divvy dodo dog dolt dolts

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donk doodle doofus dope dork dorks dote dotterel duffer duffers dullard dullardsdumb fuckdumbass dumbbell dumbbells dumbo dummies dummy dunces dunderhead fathead fatheads fenderhead fiddle fopfruit dessertfuckhead fuckwit fuzznut gammon geck gig gink gonk goober goof goofball goofs gooney goonie goons gooseberry gotham gowk gubbins gull gulls gumpha'p'orthhoaxeshomer simpsonhoodwink hoodwinking hoodwinks horses idiot idiots ignoramus ignoramuses

Related words (309)

illiterati imbecile inane inept infatuated innocent insane instrument interfere interlink interlope intermeddleinvite ridiculejack-pudding jackass jay jerkjerk offjest jester

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jestingstock job joke joker jokester jolly josh kidkid aroundknow nothingknow-nothing kooky laughingstock leadlead onleadpipe cinchloiter loon loony loser lowbrow lunatic mad madman makemake believemark maudlin meddlemeddle withmerry-andrewmess aroundmiddlebrow milksop misinform mislead mockery monkeymonkey aroundmonkey withmooncalf moron moronic motleymotley foolmug mystify naif natural nincompoop ninny ninnyhammer nit nitwitno scholarnonsensical numskull nutty oaf outsmart pantalone pantaloon patsy pickle-herring piddle pigeon pinhead playplay aroundplay the buffoonplay the foolplay withplaything pluck polichinelle poop potter pretendprize sappuddinghead pulcinella punch punchinello pushoverput one onputter rag rattlebrain razz retard rib rig romp sap saphead sappy scaramouch scatterbrain schlemiel schmuck screwy senseless sentimental silly simple simpletonsitting ducksmatter snow softhead sop spectacle spoof stock stooge stringstring alongstupid sucker swindle taketake intampertamper withtarget tease tenderfoot thoughtless tinker tomfool tool toytoy withtrap trick trifletrifle withtrusting soultwiddle twist twit unintelligentsia victim victimize wacky wanton wet witless zany

Noun(129 words)

imbecile imbeciles jackasses jamoke jerk jerkoff jester jesters joke jokeman jolterhead jolthead juggins jughead kids knucklehead knuckleheads kook kooks lamebrain

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lamebrains lamers loggerhead looney loons lubber lummoxes lunatics madmenmameluke (us (italian-american)mark maroon meathead misleadmisleading examplemoke mong moron moronsmotley foolmuddler muppet mushhead muttonhead nimrod nincompoop nincompoops ninnies nit nitwit nitwits noddynone too brightnot the sharpest knife in the drawernumbskull numbskulls numps numpty numskull nupson oaf palooka patsy pillock pinhead pinheads plonker plonking plunker prank prat punks putz retard sap saphead saps sapsuckers scherzi schmo schmuck schmucks shannyshit for brainsshithead shitwit shlemiels shmuck shnook sillies simpleton simpletonsslang)snapperhead snowing soakssoft touchsofthead sot stumblebum stupe stupid stupidssweet dishthickhead tomfool tonto tool tosser tosspot trick tricks tubelight turd turkeys twat tweedle tweedledum twerp twerps twits wacko wally wank wantwit wazzock yampy zanies zeppo

Verb(8 words)

kidded misledput onput one acrossput one overshoot slangtake in

Adjective(3 words)

obtuse stupidest unwiser

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

31 entries

act behave betray buffoon clown consume course cozen deceive delude dish dupefood itemgoof goofball

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More specific

10 entries

act ridiculousclownclown aroundcon gull hoax jesterplay the foolraspberry foolstrawberry fool

Collocations

11 entries

court foolfool aroundfool oneselffool someonefool withfool's errandfool's paradisefoolproof methodraspberry foolstrawberry foolstreet fool

Inflections

3 entries

fooled fooling fools

Derivations

5 entries

foolery foolish foolishly foolishness foolproof

Translations

7 translations across 5 languages.

Bulgarian

1 entries

кисел noun (dessert)

Finnish

2 entries

hedelmärahka noun (dessert)
marjarahka noun (dessert)

German

1 entries

Mus noun (dessert)

Hungarian

2 entries

gyümölcsfelfújt noun (dessert)
gyümölcskrém noun (dessert)

Swedish

1 entries

kräm noun (dessert)

Sample sentences

38 total sentences available.

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You must be a fool.

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Do you take me for a fool?

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I can't help being a fool.

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He is no more a fool than you are.

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