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Synonyms for foolishness
fool·ish·ness
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Wiktionary
foolishnessnoun
Synonyms:
stupidity, irresponsibility, imprudence, extravagance, folly, indiscretion, ridiculousness, absurdityAntonyms:
wisdomfoolishnessnoun
The state of being foolish.
Synonyms:
folly, ridiculousness, irresponsibility, indiscretion, absurdity, imprudence, extravagance, stupidityAntonyms:
wisdomfoolishnessnoun
A thing or event that is foolish, or an absurdity.
Synonyms:
absurdity, indiscretion, folly, ridiculousness, extravagance, imprudence, stupidity, irresponsibilityAntonyms:
wisdom
English Synonyms and Antonyms
foolishness
Idiocy is a state of mental unsoundness amounting almost or quite to total absence of understanding. Imbecility is a condition of mental weakness, which may or may not be as complete as that of idiocy, but is at least such as to incapacitate for the serious duties of life. Incapacity, or lack of legal qualification for certain acts, necessarily results from imbecility, but may also result from other causes, as from insanity or from age, sex, etc.; as, the incapacity of a minor to make a contract. Idiocy or imbecility is weakness of mind, while insanity is disorder or abnormal action of mind. Folly and foolishness denote a want of mental and often of moral balance. Fatuity is sometimes used as equivalent to idiocy, but more frequently signifies conceited and excessive foolishness or folly. Stupidity is dulness and slowness of mental action which may range all the way from lack of normal readiness to absolute imbecility. Compare INSANITY.
Synonyms:
fatuity, folly, idiocy, imbecility, incapacity, senselessness, stupidityAntonyms:
acuteness, astuteness, brilliancy, capacity, common sense, intelligence, sagacity, sense, soundness, wisdom
Princeton's WordNet
folly, foolishness, unwisenessnoun
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
Synonyms:
lunacy, imbecility, madness, foolery, betise, tomfoolery, indulgence, unwiseness, stupidity, craziness, follyfolly, foolishness, craziness, madnessnoun
the quality of being rash and foolish
"trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly"; "adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness"
Synonyms:
lunacy, flakiness, fury, daftness, madness, rabidity, imbecility, stupidity, hydrophobia, rabidness, foolery, tomfoolery, lyssa, folly, craziness, insaneness, indulgence, rage, rabies, unwiseness, betisestupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecilitynoun
a stupid mistake
Synonyms:
lunacy, imbecility, madness, foolery, betise, tomfoolery, stupidity, indulgence, unwiseness, folly, craziness
Dictionary of English Synonymes
foolishnessnoun
Synonyms:
folly, silliness, imbecility, stupidity, fatuity, shallowness, dulness, doltishnessfoolishnessnoun
Synonyms:
absurdity, extravagance, nonsense, imprudence, indiscretionfoolishnessnoun
Synonyms:
puerility, childishness, triviality
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
foolishnessnoun
Synonyms:
idiocy, imbecility, fatuity, silliness, irrationality, insagacity, imprudence, indiscretion, unwisdom, folly, absurdity, ineptitude, puerility
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#8658 | rage | |
#9249 | madness | |
#12351 | nonsense | |
#12585 | fury | |
#17956 | insanity | |
#18098 | indulgence | |
#20444 | stupidity | |
#21891 | folly | |
#26455 | rabies | |
#31904 | incapacity | |
#37614 | absurdity | |
#47276 | foolishness | |
#48388 | idiocy | |
#49375 | lunacy | |
#57260 | craziness | |
#59392 | extravagance | |
#76055 | irresponsibility | |
#92835 | indiscretion | |
#114781 | tomfoolery | |
#149795 | ridiculousness | |
#173706 | imbecility | |
#177173 | lyssa | |
#180107 | foolery | |
#182661 | imprudence | |
#242028 | hydrophobia | |
#245809 | senselessness | |
#263154 | flakiness |
How to use foolishness in a sentence?
If Lincoln were alive today, imagine the foolishness he would have to suffer. Advisers telling him to shave his beard. Cable pundits telling him to lose the top hat, opposition researchers calling him a five-time loser before the age of 50.
When you compromise with a fool, you get foolishness.
First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times it ws the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair we had everything before us, we had nothing before us we were all going directly to Heaven, we were all going the other way.
Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain.
Translations for foolishness
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- неразумност, глупостBulgarian
- pošetilostCzech
- tåbelighedDanish
- Torheit, DummheitGerman
- malsaĝecoEsperanto
- tontería, sandezSpanish
- typeryysFinnish
- amadántacht, leibideachtIrish
- amaideasScottish Gaelic
- meecheeallManx
- stupidità, sciocchezzaItalian
- stultitiaLatin
- dumjība, muļķība, neprātībaLatvian
- głupotaPolish
- глупостьRussian
- macchìne, bambidudineSardinian
- بیوقوفUrdu
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