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Foolish
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Meaning
Adj
●
Lacking
good sense
or
judgement
; unwise.
●
Resembling or
characteristic
of a fool.
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Origin
foolish
English
-ish
English
-ish
Middle English (1100-1500)
fool
English
fol
Middle English (1100-1500)
fol
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
follis
Latin
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Etym
Synonyms
Asinine
Balmy
Barmy
Bedaft
Daft
Derpy
Dopey
Dumb
Duncical
Fatuous
Fuzzy-Headed
Fuzzy-Minded
Gauvison
Goofy
Idiotic
Insipient
Mookish
Naive
Silly
Slight
Softheaded
Sottish
Stupid
Thick
Unsage
Unwise
Wool-Headed
Woolly-Headed
Woolly-Minded
Crackpot
Dense
Absurd
Ridiculous
Ludicrous
Ignorant
Fantastic
Soft In The Head
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Antonyms
Wise
Intelligent
Related
Foolhardy
Dumb
Irresponsible
Shortsighted
Disingenuous
Childish
Selfish
Illogical
Rude
Irrational
Moronic
Hypocritical
Presumptuous
Arrogant
Cruel
Reckless
Weird
Insane
Funny
Crazy
Strange
Shameful
Careless
Unreasonable
Folly
Immoral
NaïVe
Dishonest
Greedy
Delusional
Unfair
Thoughtless
Bad
Lazy
Pointless
Unrealistic
Scary
Weak
Wicked
Disrespectful
Evil
Futile
Sad
Terrible
Vain
Imprudent
Misguided
Heartless
Gullible
Ungrateful
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