fool

Definition of fool

Nouns

a person who lacks good judgment
Synonyms:
muggins, sap, saphead, tomfool
Examples:
Pantaloon
a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes
Types:
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ass
a pompous fool
buffoon, clown
a rude or vulgar fool
flibbertigibbet, foolish woman
a female fool
fucker
a stupid despised man
bozo, cuckoo, fathead, goof, goofball, goose, jackass, twat, zany
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
meshuggeneh, meshuggener
(Yiddish) a crazy fool
morosoph
a learned fool
putz
(Yiddish) a fool; an idiot
wally
a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid
Type of:
simple, simpleton
a person lacking intelligence or common sense
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
Synonyms:
chump, fall guy, gull, mark, mug, patsy, soft touch, sucker
Type of:
dupe, victim
a person who is tricked or swindled
a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
Synonyms:
jester, motley fool
Type of:
buffoon, clown, goof, goofball, merry andrew
a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

Verbs

make a fool or dupe of
Synonyms:
befool, gull
Type of:
cozen, deceive, delude, lead on
be false to; be dishonest with
spend frivolously and unwisely
Synonyms:
dissipate, fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, shoot
Type of:
consume, squander, ware, waste
spend extravagantly
fool or hoax
"You can't fool me!"
Synonyms:
befool, cod, dupe, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in
Types:
kid, pull the leg of
tell false information to for fun
Type of:
betray, deceive, lead astray
cause someone to believe an untruth
indulge in horseplay
"The bored children were fooling about"
Synonyms:
arse around, fool around, horse around
Type of:
jest, joke
tell a joke; speak humorously
play
be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children

Vocabulary Lists for fool

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Common Archaic Words in Shakespeare »(45 words)
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