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Synonyms for FOOLISH: stupid, silly, absurd, mad, crazy, insane, idiotic, irrational; Antonyms of FOOLISH: wise, prudent, sound, sensible, sane, judicious, intelligent, reasonable
The adjective foolish implies a lack of common sense or good judgment or, sometimes, a weakness of mind: a foolish decision; The child seems foolish. Fatuous implies being not only foolish, dull, and vacant in mind, but complacent and highly self-satisfied as well: fatuous and self-important; fatuous answers.
Synonyms and examples. stupid. Some people are too stupid to realize what's bad for them. silly. It was silly of you to go out in the sun without a hat. crazy. You'd be absolutely crazy to marry that man. dumb. mainly US informal. She was terrified of asking dumb questions. unintelligent. They are not unintelligent, just ill-informed. absurd.
synonyms: inadvisable, unadvisable. not prudent or wise; not recommended. ill-advised, unadvised. without careful prior deliberation or counsel. impolitic. not politic. imprudent. not prudent or wise. absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous. incongruous;inviting ridicule.
adjective. resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered: unwise: a foolish action; a foolish speech. Synonyms: thoughtless, imprudent, preposterous, nonsensical, absurd, ridiculous, unintelligent, senseless, brainless, witless, stupid. lacking forethought or caution.
fool. brainless. daft. insane. nonsensical. senseless. ludicrous. fatuous. moronic. preposterous. dopey. unwise. witless. mindless. inane. asinine. imbecilic. unintelligent. Antonyms. Opposite meaning. View all. Related. Common usage. View all. Sentence Examples. Proper usage in context. View all.
