tomfoolery Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- deviltry
- nonsense
- high-jinks
- mischief
- roughhousing
- clownery
- playfulness
- slapstick
- skylarking
- horsing-around
- roughhouse
- monkeyshine-s-
- monkey-business
- silliness
- shenanigan-s-
- jesting
- trickery
Weak:
- sporting
- gambolling
- cavorting
- frivolity
- prankishness
- clownishness
- revelry
- romping
- frolicking
- waggery
- roguery
- merrymaking
- roistering
- rascality
- impishness
- foolishness
- rambunctiousness
- devilry
- roguishness
- gamboling
- sportiveness
- mischievousness
- rumbustiousness
- childishness
- boisterousness
- knavery
- rowdiness
- rowdyism
tomfoolery Meaning
Wordnet
tomfoolery (n)
foolish or senseless behavior
Webster
tomfoolery (n.)
Folly; trifling.
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.
FAQs About the word tomfoolery
foolish or senseless behaviorFolly; trifling.
funning, monkeying,hijinks, clowning, buffoonery, joking, foolery, horseplay, deviltry, nonsense
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.
