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Antonyms for buffoon
bəˈfunbuf·foon

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 1 vote

  1. buffoon

    Antonyms:
    wit, genius, philosopher, pedant, visionary, dissembler, prig, enthusiast, hypocrite

    Synonyms:
    wag, clown, jester

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Princeton's WordNet1.1 / 18 votes

  1. clown, buffoonnoun

    a rude or vulgar fool

    Synonyms:
    goof, clown, goofball, merry andrew

  2. clown, buffoon, goof, goofball, merry andrewnoun

    a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

    Synonyms:
    cuckoo, jackass, goose, goof, fathead, bozo, clown, merry andrew, twat, zany, goofball

How to use buffoon in a sentence?

  1. Michael Kimmel:

    This provides a counter-narrative to all the action hero, buffoon images that we see.

  2. Ian Poulter -LRB- 70 -RRB-:

    Because I'm a buffoon, i mean, stupid. This golf course I can compete on because it's fiddly, it's position off the tee, small greens, need to chip it well, good pace putting when you're above the hole. All those things I do well.

  3. Bob Smith:

    They're in the category of thinking that Trump is basically unqualified -- he shouldn't be here, he's a buffoon, that's not where Sen. Cruz is coming from.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#8200genius
#9873wit
#12407enthusiast
#14635philosopher
#19590visionary
#44043hypocrite
#86503pedant
#96895buffoon
#261378prig

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