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   Fool

   /fo͞ol/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person: "what a fool I was to do this" Similar idiothalfwitnincompoopblockheadbuffoonduncedoltignoramuscretinimbeciledullardmoronsimpletonclodinformal:dopeninnychumpdimwitnitwitgoondumbodummydum-dumdumbbellloonjackassboneheadfatheadnumbskulldunderheadchuckleheadknuckleheadmuttonheadpudding-headthickheadwooden-headairheadpinheadlamebrainpeabrainbirdbrainzombiejerknerddipstickdonkeynoodlenitnumptytwitclotassgoatplonkerberkpratpillockwallygitwazzockdivvynerktwerpcharliemugmuppetnyaffballoonsumphgowkgobdawschmuckbozobooblamerturkeyschlepperchowderheaddumbheaddumbassgoofballgoofgoofusgalootdorklummoxklutzputzschlemielsapmeatballginkcluckclunkding-dongdingbatwienerweenydipsimpspudcootpalookapoopsquareheadyo-yodingleberrywing nutdrongodillalecgalahnongboganpoonboofheadmomparavulgar slang:knobheadasshatarchaic:tomfoolnoddyclodpoleloggerheadspoonymooncalf
   • ▪ a jester or clown, especially one retained in a noble household. Similar jestercourt jesterclownbuffooncomicjokerjokesterzanymerry andrewwearer of the motleyharlequinPierrotPunchinelloPantaloon
   • ▪ a person devoted to a particular activity: "he is a running fool"
   • ▪ a person who is duped. Similar laughing stockdupebuttgullpushovereasy marktoolcat's pawinformal:stoogesuckerfall guymuginformal:sap

   verb

   • 1. trick or deceive (someone); dupe: "he fooled nightclub managers into believing he was a successful businessman" Similar deceivetrickplay a trick onhoaxdupetake inmisleaddeludehoodwinkbluffbeguilegullmake a fool ofoutwitswindledefraudcheatdouble-crossinformal:conbamboozlepull a fast one onpull someone's legtake for a ridepull the wool over someone's eyesthrow dust in someone's eyesput one over onhave ondiddlerip offdostingshaftfiddleswizzlesell a pup tosuckersnookerstiffeuchrebuncohornswogglepull a swifty onrare:cozensharpmulct

   adjective

   • 1. foolish; silly: informal "that damn fool waiter"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French fol ‘fool, foolish’, from Latin follis ‘bellows, windbag’, by extension ‘empty-headed person’.

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   Synonyms for FOOL: lunatic, idiot, goose, moron, nut, simpleton, jackass, loser; Antonyms of FOOL: brain, genius, sage, thinker, critic, detractor, nonfan, belittler.

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   Find 2,901 synonyms for fool and other similar words that you can use instead based on 14 separate contexts from our thesaurus.

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   swindle. He swindled us into handing over the cash. con. He tried to con his victims out of their hard-earned cash. defraud. They defrauded the tax authorities to the tune of $2 million. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of fool. Learn more.

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   Synonyms for FOOLS: lunatics, nuts, idiots, geese, morons, simps, simpletons, losers; Antonyms of FOOLS: thinkers, sages, brains, geniuses, genii, nonfans, critics, detractors.

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   n. # person , stupid. Another way to say Fool? Synonyms for Fool (other words and phrases for Fool).

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   What's the definition of Fool in thesaurus? Most related words/phrases with sentence examples define Fool meaning and usage.

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   Synonyms for FOOL: idiot, blockhead, dork, dunce, halfwit, ignoramus, imbecile, numbskull, numskull, schmuck, ….