Synonyms for fool
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Simpleton — A person with poor judgment or little intelligence
simpleton informal, idiot, ass, imbecile, dolt, buffoon, oaf, ignoramus, dullard, dunce, stupid, clown, moron informal, ninny informal, dimwit, nitwit informal, twit, lunatic, retard, dummy UK, loon, dope
2. Jester — A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages)
jester, joker, jack-pudding, merry-andrew, droll, harlequin, pickle-herring dated
Other
jack-ass, put-on informal, dumb-bell, ass hole, arsehole UK, asshole US, block head, trifle, play, bird brain, tool, motley fool, dog, pin-head
Verb
1. Trick
trick, deceive, hoax, delude, cheat, take in, beguile, put one over, gull, put one across, victimize, victimise UK, chance
2. Horse around
horse around, arse around vulgar slang UK IE
3. Shoot
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
The village fool threw his own shoes down the well.
- n. 2
A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
- v. 1
To trick; to deceive.
- v. 2
To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly.
Related words
- Word family
- fooldom foolery foolfish foolhood foolish foolproof
- Phrases
- fool around fool away fool's errand motley fool fool's cap fool's gold fool's parsley play the fool
- Is a kind of
- dotard git
Example sentences
- ass You think that the universe moves around your ass.
- idiot When are you going to stop laughing like an idiot?
- imbecile The imbecile falls on his back and peels his nose.
- dolt Only a dolt could fail to understand what was implied by that letter.
- joker No practical joker should be without a whoopee cushion.
- jester The prince and the jester had a lot in common.
By length
- 3 letters
- dog1, ass1, mug1, oaf
- 4 letters
- play1, mark1, tool1, goat1, dope1, hoax1, loon1, gull1, dupe1, twit, dolt
- 5 letters
- shoot1, trick1, idiot3, punch1, cheat1, clown1, moron2, joker2, dummy2, patsy2, chump1, droll1, dunce, ninny2
- 6 letters
- chance1, stupid2, sucker2, retard2, jester2, trifle2, delude2, dimwit, nitwit
- 7 letters
- asshole2, lunatic3, deceive2, buffoon2, beguile2, dullard
- 8 letters
- imbecile3, arsehole2
- 9 letters
- harlequin3, simpleton, ignoramus4, victimize3, victimise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idiot3 = 3 syllables).