fool Antonyms

Meaning of fool

Wordnet

fool (n)

a person who lacks good judgment

a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

Wordnet

fool (v)

make a fool or dupe of

spend frivolously and unwisely

fool or hoax

indulge in horseplay

Webster

fool (n.)

A compound of gooseberries scalded and crushed, with cream; -- commonly called gooseberry fool.

One destitute of reason, or of the common powers of understanding; an idiot; a natural.

A person deficient in intellect; one who acts absurdly, or pursues a course contrary to the dictates of wisdom; one without judgment; a simpleton; a dolt.

One who acts contrary to moral and religious wisdom; a wicked person.

One who counterfeits folly; a professional jester or buffoon; a retainer formerly kept to make sport, dressed fantastically in motley, with ridiculous accouterments.

Webster

fool (v. i.)

To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle sport or mirth.

Webster

fool (v. t.)

To infatuate; to make foolish.

To use as a fool; to deceive in a shameful or mortifying manner; to impose upon; to cheat by inspiring foolish confidence; as, to fool one out of his money.

fool Sentence Examples

  1. Don't be a fool; always think twice before making a decision.
  2. He felt like a fool after realizing he had forgotten his wallet at home.
  3. She couldn't help but feel like a fool for trusting him again after he had betrayed her trust before.
  4. Only a fool would believe such an outlandish story without evidence.
  5. Despite warnings, he foolishly ventured into the forest alone.
  6. She felt like a fool for falling for his smooth talk and empty promises.
  7. He acted like a fool, making jokes at inappropriate times during the meeting.
  8. It takes a fool to repeat the same mistake over and over again without learning from it.
  9. She felt like a fool for not studying for the exam and failing as a result.
  10. He made a fool of himself by tripping over his own feet in front of the entire class.

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Don't be a fool; always think twice before making a decision.

He felt like a fool after realizing he had forgotten his wallet at home.

She couldn't help but feel like a fool for trusting him again after he had betrayed her trust before.

Only a fool would believe such an outlandish story without evidence.