tomfoolery Sentence Examples
- The children's endless giggling and pillow fights descended into pure tomfoolery at bedtime.
- The board meeting was meant to be serious, but the CEO's jokes turned it into a session of tomfoolery.
- I appreciate a good prank, but their constant tomfoolery is starting to disrupt the office.
- Ignore their tomfoolery; they're just trying to get a reaction out of you.
- We need to focus on the task at hand; there's no time for tomfoolery today.
- The magician's act was a delightful mix of impressive illusions and lighthearted tomfoolery.
- Despite the seriousness of the situation, a bit of tomfoolery can help break the tension.
- The squirrels outside my window were engaged in a playful display of acrobatic tomfoolery.
- The movie's plot was predictable, but the wacky characters and their tomfoolery kept me entertained.
- Let's leave the tomfoolery behind and get down to some serious work.
tomfoolery Meaning
Wordnet
tomfoolery (n)
foolish or senseless behavior
Webster
tomfoolery (n.)
Folly; trifling.
Synonyms & Antonyms of tomfoolery
Synonyms:
- rowdyism
- devilry
- rambunctiousness
- rowdiness
- gambolling
- childishness
- clownishness
- knavery
- rascality
- romping
- roistering
- rumbustiousness
- roguishness
- frivolity
- roguery
- cavorting
- mischievousness
- revelry
- impishness
- boisterousness
- sporting
- gamboling
- foolishness
- merrymaking
- prankishness
- frolicking
- sportiveness
- waggery
FAQs About the word tomfoolery
foolish or senseless behaviorFolly; trifling.
monkeying, funning, horseplay, joking,hijinks, foolery, buffoonery, clowning, mischief, monkeyshine(s)
No antonyms found.
The children's endless giggling and pillow fights descended into pure tomfoolery at bedtime.
The board meeting was meant to be serious, but the CEO's jokes turned it into a session of tomfoolery.
I appreciate a good prank, but their constant tomfoolery is starting to disrupt the office.
Ignore their tomfoolery; they're just trying to get a reaction out of you.
