Foolish Synonyms
60 foolish synonyms include stupid, silly, idiotic, half-witted, witless, brainless, mindless, thoughtless, imprudent, and incautious. Foolish is an adjective, and its antonyms are sensible and wise. Here are some additional synonyms for "foolish" with example sentences.
Another word for Foolish
60 other ways to say foolish.
- wooden-headed
- witless
- wacky
- unwise
- unreasonable
- unintelligent
- thoughtless
- thickheaded
- stupid
- silly
- senseless
- screwy
- risible
- ridiculous
- reckless
- rash
- pointless
- pea-brained
- nutty
- nonsensical
- mindless
- mad
- lunatic
- laughable
- irresponsible
- injudicious
- indiscreet
- incautious
- inane
- imprudent
- impolitic
- ill-considered
- ill-advised
- idiotic
- hare-brained
- half-witted
- half-baked
- gormless
- glaikit
- foolhardy
- fatuous
- dumb-ass
- dumb
- dotty
- dotish
- dopey
- dippy
- dim-witted
- dim
- derisible
- damfool
- daft
- cuckoo
- crazy
- crackbrained
- chowderheaded
- brainless
- batty
- barmy
- absurd
Use foolish in a Sentence
He felt foolish after realizing his mistake.
It’s foolish to ignore the warning signs.
She made a foolish comment during the meeting.
That jackass made a foolish mistake.