What is another word for foolery?
Pronunciation:
[ fˈuːləɹi], [ fˈuːləɹi], [ f_ˈuː_l_ə_ɹ_i]
Synonyms for Foolery:
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- ability .
- absurdness ,
- bunk ,
- carrying-on ,
- claptrap ,
- dumb trick ,
- fool trick ,
- horse feathers ,
- impracticality ,
- imprudence ,
- indiscretion ,
- insensibility ,
- irrationality ,
- irresponsibility ,
- ludicrousness ,
- mistake ,
- rubbish ,
- tommyrot ,
- twaddle ,
- unreasonableness ,
- weakness .
- High Jinks ,
- Romping ,
- ball ,
- big time ,
- blast ,
- celebration ,
- cheer ,
- distraction ,
- diversion ,
- enjoyment ,
- entertainment ,
- escapade ,
- festivity ,
- gaiety ,
- gambol ,
- game ,
- grins ,
- holiday ,
- jesting ,
- jocularity ,
- jollity ,
- joy ,
- laughter ,
- merriment ,
- merrymaking ,
- mirth ,
- picnic ,
- playfulness ,
- pleasure ,
- recreation ,
- rejoicing ,
- riot ,
- solace ,
- sport ,
- treat .
- babble ,
- balderdash ,
- baloney ,
- bull ,
- drivel ,
- gibberish ,
- hogwash ,
- hooey ,
- hot air ,
- malarkey ,
- mumbo jumbo ,
- palaver ,
- prattle ,
- trash .
Other synonyms:
- joke ,
- senselessness ,
- silliness .
- insanity .
- nonsense .
Other relevant words:
- Asininity ,
- Clownery ,
- Clownishness ,
- Coxcombry ,
- Fleer ,
- Fooling ,
- Foppery ,
- Nugacity ,
- Sappiness ,
- Skylarking ,
- Zanyism ,
- allowance ,
- back answer ,
- banter ,
- battiness ,
- betise ,
- brainlessness ,
- buffoonery ,
- caper ,
- caustic remark ,
- clemency ,
- clowning ,
- comeback ,
- crack ,
- crankiness ,
- craze ,
- craziness ,
- cut ,
- cutting remark ,
- daffiness ,
- dig ,
- dump ,
- eccentricity ,
- fatuity ,
- fatuousness ,
- flout ,
- folly ,
- foolishness ,
- frivolity ,
- frivolousness ,
- frolic ,
- fun ,
- gibe ,
- giddiness ,
- goofiness ,
- gratification ,
- harlequinade ,
- horseplay ,
- humoring ,
- imbecility ,
- inanity ,
- indulging ,
- ineptitude ,
- jab ,
- jape ,
- jeer ,
- jest ,
- leg-pull ,
- lenience ,
- leniency ,
- lunacy ,
- madness ,
- mercy ,
- mindlessness ,
- mock ,
- monkey business ,
- monkeying ,
- monkeyshine ,
- monkeyshines ,
- nuttiness ,
- pampering ,
- parting shot ,
- play ,
- poppycock ,
- prank ,
- put on ,
- put-down ,
- queerness ,
- quip ,
- romp ,
- roughhouse ,
- roughhousing ,
- scoff ,
- screwiness ,
- scurrility ,
- shenanigan ,
- shenanigans ,
- short answer ,
- slam ,
- slap ,
- stupidity ,
- swipe ,
- taunt ,
- thoughtlessness ,
- triflingness ,
- triviality ,
- twit ,
- unwiseness ,
- wackiness ,
- weirdness ,
- witlessness .
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How to use "Foolery" in context?
Foolery is an act or behavior that is considered foolish or silly. Foolery is generally characterized as something that is not serious, reputable, or true. Some common examples of foolery include making fun of someone, being overly dramatic, and doing something for no reason At its core, foolery is just antonym to seriousness, and it can be a fun way to break out of the traditional modes of behavior that can be stifling.
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