Synonyms for Foolishness

Synonyms for "foolishness" (154 found)

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Closest matches (31)

Noun(14 words)

folly imprudence stupidity absurd absurdities absurdity asininities betise bonehead boobing buffoonery craziness cretinism daftness

absurdity absurdnessbig dealblank mindblankmindedness blankness brainlessness buffoonery bull bunkcalm of mindcraziness devilishness devilment devilry deviltry dottiness

Strong matches (46)

eccentricity elfishness emptinessemptiness of mindempty-headednessfallow mindfatuity flightiness flimsiness folly frivolity frivolousness futility giddinesshigh spiritsidiocy idleness ignorance impishness impracticality

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imprudence inanity incapacity indiscretion ineptitude injudiciousness insanity insensibility irrationality lackbrainedness lackwittedness levity lightnesslow iqludicrousness

Noun(11 words)

extravagance follies foolery frivolity frivolousness idiocies idiocy imbecility indiscretion irrationality irresponsibility

Related words (77)

Noun(18 words)

lunacies madness meshugaas mishegaas mishegoss misjudgment nuttiness playfulness rashness ridiculousness schmuckiness sillies silliness squandering stupidities tomfoolery unwiseness zaniness

lunacymental blanknessmental weaknessmercuriality mindlessness mischief mischievousnessmuch ado about nothingnirvana nonsense nugacity oblivion passivity playfulness prankishness pranksomeness prattle preposterousnessprimal stupiditypuckishness

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Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

13 entries

action behaviorbehavioral traitconduct error fault mistake mood quality state stupidity tone trait

More specific

8 entries

absurdity childishnessfoolish actill judged decisionlightheartedness miscalculation playfulness ridiculousness

Collocations

6 entries

acts of foolishnessbaseless foolishnessdisplay of foolishnessextreme foolishnesssheer foolishnessutter foolishness

Inflections

1 entries

foolishnesses

Derivations

4 entries

fool foolery foolish foolishly

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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If it had not been for your foolishness, we would never have been in that trouble.

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He was amazed at his foolishness.

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Artificial intelligence cannot beat natural foolishness.

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Picasso was no clown. He was a sarcastic commentator on a confused age, a great archivist of humanity's foolishness.

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Foolishness