All foolery synonyms
foolΒ·erΒ·y
F f noun foolery
- amusement β Amusement is the feeling that you have when you think that something is funny or amusing.
- nonsense β words or language having little or no sense or meaning.
- irrationality β the quality or condition of being irrational.
- silliness β weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish: a silly writer.
- craziness β mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- lunacy β insanity; mental disorder.
- bunk β A bunk is a bed that is fixed to a wall, especially in a ship or caravan.
- folly β the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense.
- insanity β the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind. Synonyms: dementia, lunacy, madness, craziness, mania, aberration.
- stupidity β the state, quality, or fact of being stupid.
- rubbish β worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; trash.
- indiscretion β lack of discretion; imprudence.
- absurdity β the quality or state of being absurd; nonsense
- irresponsibility β said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
- joke β something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- celebration β A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary.
- pastime β something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport: to play cards as a pastime.
- joy β a female given name.
- pleasure β the state or feeling of being pleased.
- sport β an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- laughter β the action or sound of laughing.
- distraction β the act of distracting.
- match β a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- caricature β A caricature of someone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way.
- mockery β ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- sarcasm β harsh or bitter derision or irony.
- jeer β to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely: Don't jeer unless you can do better.
- disdain β to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
- satire β the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- derision β If you treat someone or something with derision, you express contempt for them.
- taunt β to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
- scorn β open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
- contempt β If you have contempt for someone or something, you have no respect for them or think that they are unimportant.
- parody β a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- taunting β to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
- idiocy β utterly senseless or foolish behavior; a stupid or foolish act, statement, etc.: All this talk of zombies coming to attack us is pure idiocy.
- nuttiness β abounding in or producing nuts.
- inanity β lack of sense, significance, or ideas; silliness.
- claptrap β If you describe something that someone says as claptrap, you mean that it is stupid or foolish although it may sound important.
- weakness β the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
- insensibility β incapable of feeling or perceiving; deprived of sensation; unconscious, as a person after a violent blow.
- imprudence β not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.
- senselessness β destitute or deprived of sensation; unconscious.
- poppycock β nonsense; bosh.
- impracticality β not practical or useful.
- tommyrot β nonsense; utter foolishness.
- twaddle β trivial, feeble, silly, or tedious talk or writing.
- mistake β an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
- absurdness β utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.
- unwise β not wise; foolish; imprudent; lacking in good sense or judgment: an unwise choice; an unwise man.