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Synonyms for foolishly

Most common

stupidly unwisely fatuously

All synonyms

Adverb

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    In a foolish manner.

    He dressed foolishly to entertain the children.

Example sentences

  • stupidly I could do nothing but stare stupidly at the printed page.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
foolishlyrising
stupidlyrising
unwiselysteady
fatuouslysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters
stupidly3, unwisely3
9 letters
fatuously

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (stupidly3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
sottement
Italiano
stoltamente