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Synonyms for foolishness
fool·ish·ness
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Wiktionary
foolishnessnoun
Synonyms:
stupidity, irresponsibility, imprudence, extravagance, folly, indiscretion, ridiculousness, absurdityAntonyms:
wisdomfoolishnessnoun
The state of being foolish.
Synonyms:
folly, ridiculousness, irresponsibility, indiscretion, absurdity, imprudence, extravagance, stupidityAntonyms:
wisdomfoolishnessnoun
A thing or event that is foolish, or an absurdity.
Synonyms:
absurdity, indiscretion, folly, ridiculousness, extravagance, imprudence, stupidity, irresponsibilityAntonyms:
wisdom
English Synonyms and Antonyms
foolishness
Idiocy is a state of mental unsoundness amounting almost or quite to total absence of understanding. Imbecility is a condition of mental weakness, which may or may not be as complete as that of idiocy, but is at least such as to incapacitate for the serious duties of life. Incapacity, or lack of legal qualification for certain acts, necessarily results from imbecility, but may also result from other causes, as from insanity or from age, sex, etc.; as, the incapacity of a minor to make a contract. Idiocy or imbecility is weakness of mind, while insanity is disorder or abnormal action of mind. Folly and foolishness denote a want of mental and often of moral balance. Fatuity is sometimes used as equivalent to idiocy, but more frequently signifies conceited and excessive foolishness or folly. Stupidity is dulness and slowness of mental action which may range all the way from lack of normal readiness to absolute imbecility. Compare INSANITY.
Synonyms:
fatuity, folly, idiocy, imbecility, incapacity, senselessness, stupidityAntonyms:
acuteness, astuteness, brilliancy, capacity, common sense, intelligence, sagacity, sense, soundness, wisdom
Princeton's WordNet
folly, foolishness, unwisenessnoun
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
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lunacy, imbecility, madness, foolery, betise, tomfoolery, indulgence, unwiseness, stupidity, craziness, follyfolly, foolishness, craziness, madnessnoun
the quality of being rash and foolish
"trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly"; "adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness"
Synonyms:
lunacy, flakiness, fury, daftness, madness, rabidity, imbecility, stupidity, hydrophobia, rabidness, foolery, tomfoolery, lyssa, folly, craziness, insaneness, indulgence, rage, rabies, unwiseness, betisestupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecilitynoun
a stupid mistake
Synonyms:
lunacy, imbecility, madness, foolery, betise, tomfoolery, stupidity, indulgence, unwiseness, folly, craziness
Dictionary of English Synonymes
foolishnessnoun
Synonyms:
folly, silliness, imbecility, stupidity, fatuity, shallowness, dulness, doltishnessfoolishnessnoun
Synonyms:
absurdity, extravagance, nonsense, imprudence, indiscretionfoolishnessnoun
Synonyms:
puerility, childishness, triviality
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
foolishnessnoun
Synonyms:
idiocy, imbecility, fatuity, silliness, irrationality, insagacity, imprudence, indiscretion, unwisdom, folly, absurdity, ineptitude, puerility
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#8658 | rage | |
#9249 | madness | |
#12351 | nonsense | |
#12585 | fury | |
#17956 | insanity | |
#18098 | indulgence | |
#20444 | stupidity | |
#21891 | folly | |
#26455 | rabies | |
#31904 | incapacity | |
#37614 | absurdity | |
#47276 | foolishness | |
#48388 | idiocy | |
#49375 | lunacy | |
#57260 | craziness | |
#59392 | extravagance | |
#76055 | irresponsibility | |
#92835 | indiscretion | |
#114781 | tomfoolery | |
#149795 | ridiculousness | |
#173706 | imbecility | |
#177173 | lyssa | |
#180107 | foolery | |
#182661 | imprudence | |
#242028 | hydrophobia | |
#245809 | senselessness | |
#263154 | flakiness |
How to use foolishness in a sentence?
John Kavulich politicians focus on politics, so why is anyone shocked when any politician -- whether it's President President Joe Biden, President Trump, President Barack Obama, the first President Bush -- sees it that way ? A politician is going to take into account what the constituents want. Cuba is a domestic political issue, when people say that the President Joe Biden admin should be strong and remove South Florida from the Cuba policy decision-making process, South Florida's foolishness. South Florida's not going to happen. The fact that South Florida is picking up a seat in the House of Representatives makes it even more important for both political parties.
I'm not even into politics like that, i just want to continue doing my music and look after my family. I don't have time for this foolishness.
As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one perceived before.
Almost all really new ideas have a certain aspect of foolishness when they are first produced.
Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain.
Translations for foolishness
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- неразумност, глупостBulgarian
- pošetilostCzech
- tåbelighedDanish
- Torheit, DummheitGerman
- malsaĝecoEsperanto
- tontería, sandezSpanish
- typeryysFinnish
- amadántacht, leibideachtIrish
- amaideasScottish Gaelic
- meecheeallManx
- stupidità, sciocchezzaItalian
- stultitiaLatin
- dumjība, muļķība, neprātībaLatvian
- głupotaPolish
- глупостьRussian
- macchìne, bambidudineSardinian
- بیوقوفUrdu
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