Synonyms for foolish
62 synonyms for “foolish”, grouped by meaning. Dark green words mean nearly the same thing; light green ones are close in some uses.
Foolish as in “ridiculous”
adjective: devoid of good sense or judgment
- ridiculous
- unwise
- absurd
- silly
- idiotic
- preposterous
- nonsensical
- goofy
- ludicrous
- vacuous
- laughable
- fatuous
- cockeyed
- ignorant
- mindless
- misguided
- frivolous
- insane
- idle
- foolhardy
- unintelligent
- brainless
- naive
- harebrained
- mad
- simple
- vain
- fond
- fantastic
- outrageous
- futile
- crazy
- reckless
- irrational
- senseless
- inept
- trifling
- unreasonable
- scatterbrained
- sentimental
- weird
- grotesque
- moronic
- monstrous
- trashy
- dim
- asinine
- sottish
- imprudent
- cockamamie
- ill-advised
- boneheaded
- empty-headed
Foolish as in “dopey”
adjective: having or revealing stupidity
- dopey
- stupid
- dumb
- thoughtless
- slight
- daft
- thick
- slow-witted
- sappy
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