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  
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  • witless  
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  • wacky  
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  • unwise  
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  • unreasonable
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  • unintelligent  
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  • thoughtless  
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  • thickheaded  
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  • stupid
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  • silly
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  • senseless  
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  • screwy  
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  • risible  
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  • ridiculous
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  • reckless
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  • rash  
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  • pointless
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  • pea-brained  
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  • nutty  
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  • nonsensical  
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  • mindless  
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  • mad
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  • lunatic  
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  • laughable  
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  • irresponsible
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  • injudicious  
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  • indiscreet  
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  • incautious  
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  • inane  
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  • imprudent  
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  • impolitic  
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  • ill-considered  
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  • ill-advised  
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  • idiotic  
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  • hare-brained  
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  • half-witted  
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  • half-baked  
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  • gormless  
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  • glaikit  
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  • foolhardy  
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  • fatuous  
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  • dumb-ass  
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  • dumb
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  • dotty  
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  • dotish  
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  • dopey  
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  • dippy  
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  • dim-witted  
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  • dim  
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  • derisible  
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  • damfool  
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  • daft  
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  • cuckoo  
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  • crazy
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  • crackbrained  
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  • chowderheaded  
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  • brainless  
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  • batty  
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  • barmy  
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  • absurd
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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.