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Synonyms for fooling
fool·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
fooling, casualadjective
characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
"a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter"
Synonyms:
daily, effortless, free-and-easy, passing(a), nonchalant, chance(a), cursory, insouciant, occasional, perfunctory, casual, everydayAntonyms:
heavy
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
foolingnoun
Synonyms:
foolishness, folly, zanyism, mummery, buffoonery, monkey-tricks, harlequinism
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#756 | daily | |
#4394 | everyday | |
#4833 | casual | |
#6675 | joke | |
#8529 | occasional | |
#31918 | effortless | |
#40664 | fooling | |
#44934 | deceiving | |
#49265 | cursory | |
#92204 | perfunctory | |
#103712 | nonchalant | |
#126481 | deluding | |
#265579 | insouciant |
How to use fooling in a sentence?
When you go to redeem your mutual fund after many years, the company further fools that client by not giving back the money on high NAV date under the excuse of Signature Mismatch or some other absurd reasons. All mutual fund or SIP companies are fooling investors
Mass fooling is being done all over.
I told him to go to Saddam Hussein, call him and tell him that I have no interest in killing him or hunting him down. I'm not fooling with him. I just don't want his chemical and biological program going forward.
Whole Indian market is in panic mood and investors are queuing up for withdrawing money from Shares, MF and SIP, as they have seen their saving cash eroding while swindler companies are enjoying thanks to govt and brokers fooling tactics
There isn't much advice I can give. Don't waste your time fooling around, don't eat too much and don't run after women.
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