fool (Meaning)
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
fool (v)
make a fool or dupe of
spend frivolously and unwisely
fool or hoax
indulge in horseplay
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.
fool (v. i.)
To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle sport or mirth.
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.
Synonyms & Antonyms of fool
Synonyms:
- numbskull
- know-nothing
- schnook
- dork
- birdbrain
- mockery
- featherbrain
- chump
- dodo
- dope
- scatterbrain
- kook
- oddball
- pinhead
- schlemiel
- shlub
- screwball
- character
- crackpot
- madwoman
- crank
- goon
- schlub
- shlemiel
- fathead
- laughingstock
- dunce
- codger
- stock
- dupe
- ding-a-ling
- gander
- weirdo
- imbecile
- knucklehead
- ignoramus
- schlump
- madman
- blockhead
- numskull
- yo-yo
- butt
- dumbbell
- airhead
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
fool Sentence Examples
- 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.
- Despite warnings, he foolishly ventured into the forest alone.
- She felt like a fool for falling for his smooth talk and empty promises.
- He acted like a fool, making jokes at inappropriate times during the meeting.
- It takes a fool to repeat the same mistake over and over again without learning from it.
- She felt like a fool for not studying for the exam and failing as a result.
- He made a fool of himself by tripping over his own feet in front of the entire class.
FAQs About the word fool
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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.
