foolish (Meaning)
foolish (a)
devoid of good sense or judgment
foolish (s)
having or revealing stupidity
foolish (a.)
Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise.
Such as a fool would do; proceeding from weakness of mind or silliness; exhibiting a want of judgment or discretion; as, a foolish act.
Absurd; ridiculous; despicable; contemptible.
Synonyms & Antonyms of foolish
Synonyms:
- screwball
- simple
- fool
- idiotical
- harebrained
- out to lunch
- dumb
- asinine
- lunatic
- fatuous
- slow
- unreasoning
- thoughtless
- daft
- looney
- crackpot
- daffy
- nutty
- weak-minded
- half-witted
- unreasonable
- brainless
- sappy
- cuckoo
- senseless
- dippy
- jerky
- loony
- wacky
- witless
- kooky
- moronic
- cockeyed
- whacky
- irrational
- ridiculous
- nonsensical
- preposterous
- dotty
- weak
- unwise
- simpleminded
- zany
- inept
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- lamebrain
- unsound
- chowderheaded
- vacuous
- dense
- invalid
- surd
- dopy
- boobish
- imbecilic
- thick
- unintelligent
- dorky
- ludicrous
- softheaded
- empty-headed
- illogical
- dull
- unreasoned
- airheaded
- chuckleheaded
- birdbrained
- dopey
- feebleminded
- featherheaded
- buffoonish
- gormless
- dim-witted
- dim
- slow-witted
- doltish
- clownish
- ill-advised
- tomfool
- pinheaded
- unconsidered
- bubbleheaded
- clueless
- mindless
- farcical
- half-baked
- brain-dead
- opaque
- knuckleheaded
- nonrational
- dunderheaded
- laughable
- notional
- imbecile
- kookie
- fallacious
- soft
- oafish
- obtuse
- lunkheaded
- balmy
- lamebrained
- thickheaded
Antonyms:
foolish Sentence Examples
- It would be foolish to ignore the advice of experienced mentors.
- His decision to quit his job without another lined up seemed foolish in hindsight.
- Engaging in risky behavior without considering the consequences is truly foolish.
- She felt foolish after realizing she had misunderstood the instructions.
- Spending all his savings on a whim was a foolish move.
- Ignoring the signs of danger would be downright foolish.
- Making decisions based solely on emotion is often seen as foolish.
- It was foolish of him to believe he could succeed without putting in any effort.
- She felt foolish for trusting someone who had repeatedly let her down.
- Only a foolish person would attempt such a dangerous stunt without proper training.
FAQs About the word foolish
devoid of good sense or judgment, having or revealing stupidityMarked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or
silly, insane, idiotic, absurd,stupid, crazy, mad, screwball, simple, fool
sensible, reasonable, sensible, sound, prudent, prudent, judicious, intelligent, sound, sane
It would be foolish to ignore the advice of experienced mentors.
His decision to quit his job without another lined up seemed foolish in hindsight.
Engaging in risky behavior without considering the consequences is truly foolish.
She felt foolish after realizing she had misunderstood the instructions.
