fools Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- doofuses
- losers
- nitwits
- daredevils
- berks
- dipsticks
- boobies
- nincompoops
- charleys
- cuckoos
- simps
- gits
- monkeys
- ding-dongs
- ninnyhammers
- charlies
- turkeys
- nutcases
- dummies
- simpletons
- jackasses
- ninnies
- imbeciles
- half-wits
- dingbats
Weak:
- madmen
- screwballs
- dodos
- nits
- blockheads
- madwomen
- stocks
- chumps
- cranks
- dupes
- fatheads
- featherheads
- goons
- kooks
- ding-a-lings
- shlubs
- codgers
- dorks
- dopes
- dunces
- dufuses
- schlumps
- ignoramuses
- dumbbells
- weirdos
- scatterbrains
- schlubs
- ignorami
- ganders
- birdbrains
- featherbrains
- schnooks
- characters
- airheads
- dolts
- dodoes
- mooncalves
- laughingstocks
- butts
- crackpots
- mockeries
- know-nothings
- oddballs
- knuckleheads
- numskulls
- pinheads
- donkeys
- schlemiels
- numbskulls
- yo-yos
fools Meaning
fools
a retainer (see retainer entry 1 sense 1) formerly kept in great households to provide casual entertainment and commonly dressed in motley with cap, bells, and bauble, a person lacking in common powers of understanding or reason, one with a marked propensity or fondness for something, foolish, silly, to behave foolishly, a cold dessert of pureed fruit mixed with whipped cream or custard, a person lacking in judgment or prudence, one who is victimized or made to appear foolish
fools Sentence Examples
- Only fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
- The wise leader listens to counsel but ignores the advice of fools.
- Fools often mistake recklessness for bravery.
- It takes a village to raise a child, but it only takes a few fools to tear it down.
- The fools in the court jest at serious matters, unaware of the consequences.
- History is filled with examples of fools who thought they could conquer the world.
- Fools mock at sin, but wisdom teaches restraint.
- The fools squandered their inheritance on frivolous pursuits.
- The kingdom fell into chaos under the rule of fools who cared only for their own gain.
- The wise man builds his house upon the rock, but the fools build theirs upon the sand.
FAQs About the word fools
a retainer (see retainer entry 1 sense 1) formerly kept in great households to provide casual entertainment and commonly dressed in motley with cap, bells, and
nuts,lunatics, idiots, morons, geese, doofuses, losers, nitwits, daredevils, berks
thinkers, sages, brains,geniuses,genii
Only fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
The wise leader listens to counsel but ignores the advice of fools.
Fools often mistake recklessness for bravery.
It takes a village to raise a child, but it only takes a few fools to tear it down.
