Synonyms for foolish
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Stupid
stupid, unwise, silly, idiotic, absurd, preposterous, asinine, ridiculous, daft informal UK AU NZ, vain, fatuous, dumb, unintelligent, ignorant, imprudent, frivolous, puerile, brainless, nonsensical, childish, dopey, trifling
2. Misguided
Other
fool-hardy, cock-eyed, scatter-brained, looney, fuzzy-headed, unintellectual, duncelike, sottish dated, fatuitous dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Lacking good sense or judgement as a general trait; unwise; stupid.
- adj. 2
Not based on good sense or judgement; as a fool would do or conclude.
Related words
- Word family
- foolishly foolishness fool
- Phrases
- foolish guillemot
- Is a kind of
- lacking weak-minded
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Foolish rises higher, and implies either a perversion of that faculty, or an absolute weakness or fatuity of mind; as, foolish enterprises.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- silly Tom gets confused and says silly things sometimes.
- absurd Do you really not see how absurd your question is?
- idiotic It's the most idiotic thing I've seen in my life.
- unwise It may be unwise of you to advertise your presence.
By length
- 4 letters
- dumb1, vain1, daft1
- 5 letters
- silly2, dopey2
- 6 letters
- stupid2, absurd2, unwise2, looney2
- 7 letters
- idiotic4, asinine3, puerile2, fatuous3, sottish
- 8 letters
- ignorant3, reckless2, childish2, trifling2
- 9 letters
- misguided3, frivolous3, brainless2, imprudent3, duncelike, fatuitous
- 10 letters
- ridiculous4, incautious
- 11 letters
- nonsensical4
- 12 letters
- preposterous4
- 13 letters
- unintelligent
- 14 letters
- unintellectual
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (silly2 = 2 syllables).