FOOLERY Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word foolery. (close relations)
fooleries
Best Alternative Words for FOOLERY
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tomfoolery | nounn | |||||||
noun • foolish or senseless behavior | ||||||||
buffoonery | nounn | |||||||
noun • acting like a clown or buffoon | ||||||||
clowning | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • acting like a clown or buffoon • a comic incident or series of incidents | ||||||||
jesting | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by jokes and good humor | ||||||||
nonsense | nounn | |||||||
noun • a message that seems to convey no meaning • ornamental objects of no great value adjective satellite • having no intelligible meaning | ||||||||
prank | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • acting like a clown or buffoon • a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement verb • dress or decorate showily or gaudily • dress up showily | ||||||||
silliness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a ludicrous folly • an impulsive scatterbrained manner | ||||||||
shenanigans | nounn | |||||||
noun • reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others • the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | ||||||||
monkey business | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • mischievous or deceitful behavior | ||||||||
craziness | nounn | |||||||
noun • informal terms for insanity • the quality of being rash and foolish • foolish or senseless behavior | ||||||||
folly | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of acting stupidly or rashly • a stupid mistake • the quality of being rash and foolish • foolish or senseless behavior | ||||||||
foolishness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of acting stupidly or rashly • the quality of being rash and foolish • a stupid mistake | ||||||||
indulgence | nounn | |||||||
noun • an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires • a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone • the act of indulging or gratifying a desire • foolish or senseless behavior • the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution | ||||||||
lunacy | nounn | |||||||
noun • obsolete terms for legal insanity • foolish or senseless behavior |