Synonyms for buffoon
All synonyms
Noun
1. Clown
clown, fool, jester, joker, goofball informal, harlequin, goof, ruffian, scamp, hoodlum, zany, jack-pudding, mischief, mischief-maker, hooligan, punch, wag, punchinello, scaramouch, rascal, jokester, prankster
Other
jack-ass, musclebrain US
Definitions
- n. 1
One who performs in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.
Related words
- Word family
- buffoonery buffoonish buffoonlike
Forms
- Plural
- buffoons → clowns, fools, jesters, jokers…
Example sentences
- clown Don't tell your father you want to become a clown.
- joker No practical joker should be without a whoopee cushion.
- jester The prince and the jester had a lot in common.
- harlequin The harlequin had large, red lips.
By length
- 3 letters
- wag1
- 4 letters
- fool1, goof1, zany2
- 5 letters
- punch1, clown1, joker2, scamp
- 6 letters
- rascal2, jester2
- 7 letters
- ruffian, hoodlum2
- 8 letters
- mischief2, hooligan3, goofball, jokester2
- 9 letters
- harlequin3, prankster2
- 10 letters
- scaramouch3
- 11 letters
- punchinello, musclebrain
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (zany2 = 2 syllables).