English word
Foolish
Definitions
adjective
- having or showing a lack of good sense, judgment, or discretion
- absurd, ridiculous
- marked by a loss of composure : nonplussed
- insignificant, trifling
Synonyms for foolish
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Synonyms by context
(of a person) Lacking in intelligence
adjective
- senseless
- unwise
- witless
- daft
- fatuous
Imprudent, without due thought or consideration
adjective
- imprudent
- foolhardy
- incautious
- injudicious
- rash
- thoughtless
- unreasonable
- impolitic
- irresponsible
Extremely (and unbelievably) illogical
adjective
- outrageous
- bizarre
- farcical
- illogical
- implausible
- inane
Antonyms for foolish
(of a person) Opposite of lacking in intelligence
- sensible
- judicious
- prudent
- wise
- astute
- rational
- responsible
- sage
- bright
- circumspect
Opposite of imprudent, without due thought or consideration
- realistic
- commonsensical
- pragmatic
- reasonable
- grounded
- real
- hardheaded
- levelheaded
- practical
Opposite of extremely (and unbelievably) illogical
- logical
- analytical
- sound
- analytic
- clear
- insightful
- intelligent
- objective
Phrases
- a few cards shy of a full deck
- a few sandwiches short of a picnic
- all wet
- any old way
- around the bend
- as daft as a brush
- asleep at the wheel
- asleep on the job
- as mad as a hatter
- as mad as a march hare
- as thick as two short planks
- away with the fairies
- badly planned
- badly thought-out
- barking mad
- beyond belief
- beyond the bounds of possibility
- blue sky
- bugged out
- caught napping