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foolish

/ˈfuː.lɪʃ/adjective2 syllables

Foolish means: devoid of good sense or judgment.

Synonyms for foolish42

adjective, as in devoid of good sense or judgment

absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, mindless, vacuous, vacant, goofy, silly
and 10 more, wacky, whacky, zany, fond, harebrained, insane, mad, ill-conceived, misguided, rattlebrained

adjective, as in having or revealing stupidity

anserine, dopy, dopey, goosey, goosy, gooselike, jerky, stupid

also used for foolish

unwise, asinine, balmy, barmy, bedaft, loony, daft, derpy, dim-headed, dim-witted

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Opposites of foolish

wise

What does foolish mean?2

adjective

1

devoid of good sense or judgment“foolish remarks”

2

having or revealing stupidity“ridiculous anserine behavior”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Foolish in a sentence

  • The more foolish a child is, the cuter he seems to his parents.CK
  • The wise man provides for the future, the foolish man ends up with nothing.Dejo
  • Do not pet me that way, foolish human.shekitten
  • To continue to make an acknowledged mistake, because it's become fashionable, is foolish.Roomba_Unit
  • To err is human, but to persevere in error is foolish.Adelpa
  • Justice is blind, but it is not foolish.carlosalberto
  • Meanwhile, the foolish uncle was sitting in the living room.al_ex_an_der
  • It would be foolish, not to say mad, to do such a thing.unknown

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