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Foolish

//ˈfuː.lɪʃ//

Synonyms for "foolish" (264 found)

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Informal (46)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(3 words)

Adj, adv, intj, noun, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, det, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(5 words)

fool dim dizzy brash cuckoo

Adj, noun, phrase, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, noun, slang(3 words)

stupid crazy silly

Adj, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, adv, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, slang(13 words)

insane cockeyed flaky nutty daft ridiculous ill-advised screwy moronic dippy thickheaded nitwitted boneheaded

Adj, noun, slang(8 words)

slender ignorant kooky loony gaga wacky frothy cockamamie

Adj, name, noun, slang(4 words)

windy dotty batty daffy

Adj, intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, slang(1 words)

Adj, verb, slang(1 words)

General use (218)

Adjective(135 words)

simple thick slight stupid idle silly dumb monstrous extravagant senseless outrageous balmy impetuous mindless thoughtless daft loony ridiculous absurd unreasonable

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barmy dense naive inept witless futile vapid crackpot preposterous untoward unorthodox insignificant frivolous sappy sentimental asinine incredible fatuous heedless reasonless ill-considered vacuous stolid meaningless mischievous scatterbrained blameworthy otiose high-flown dopey idiotic tricksy imprudent brainless goofy unwise illogical indiscreet unwary credulous playful trashy unintelligent uncalled for derpy nugatory softheaded laughable impolitic ludicrous knavish childish empty-headed trickish fatuitous apish nonsensical inadvisable headless unreasoning roguish injudicious incautious untalented comical high-spirited puerile unintellectual rubbishy nugacious waggish farcical buffoonish sottish outre puckish foolheaded impish elfish short-sighted ungifted weak-minded prankish dim-witted duncical imbecilic slow-witted light-headed scampish feebleminded hare-brained poppycockish woolly-headed dull-witted pranky lean-witted pranksome lackbrained pin-brained pea-brained unwitty dull-headed numskulled fuzzy-headed gauvison twaddly mookish fuzzy-minded woolly-minded insipient wool-headed bedaft dim-headed soft in the head unsage

Adj, name, noun, verb(4 words)

slight idle arch shallow

Adj, noun, verb(10 words)

empty fond vain fribble trifling grotesque antic insensate zany doting

Adj, name(4 words)

airy hasty reckless elvish

Adj, verb(10 words)

confused unstable obtuse unthinking infatuated besotted dazed bemused misguided blockheaded

Adj, noun(15 words)

erratic fantastic superficial inane absurd irrational imbecile trivial trite fantastical bizarre sportive foolhardy skimble-skamble pickwickian

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, adv, verb(1 words)

Adjective(7 words)

jerky goosy dopey anserine goosey dopy gooselike

Adj, name, noun(2 words)

Verb(5 words)

fuddled beguiled gulled befooled fribbling

high flown high spirited pea brained weak minded lean-minded not bright of little brain slackminded slackwitted full of mischief mischief-loving

Noun(3 words)

vacuity scapegrace catchpenny

Prep_phrase(1 words)

Noun, verb(1 words)

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