Definition for Foolery:

• Habitual folly; attention to trifles; any act of folly; absurdity.

Synonyms for Foolery:

• n.

  •
  • idiocy,
  • insanity,
  • absurdity.
  •act (noun)
  • folly,
  • craziness,
  • lunacy,
  • indulgence.
  •craziness (noun)
  • imbecility.
  •foolishness (noun)
  • stupidity,
  • inanity,
  • witlessness,
  • unwiseness.
  •fun (noun)
  • frolic,
  • clowning,
  • romp,
  • horseplay.
  •monkey business (noun)
  • prank,
  • monkeyshine.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • silliness.
  •
  • preposterousness.
  •Other relevant words:
  • harlequinade,
  • gibe,
  • mercy,
  • crack,
  • Nugacity,
  • gratification,
  • cutting remark,
  • thoughtlessness,
  • jab,
  • roughhousing,
  • triflingness,
  • jest,
  • allowance,
  • leniency,
  • humoring,
  • indulging,
  • frivolousness,
  • fatuousness,
  • leg-pull,
  • battiness,
  • taunt,
  • put on,
  • Skylarking,
  • comeback,
  • scoff,
  • frivolity,
  • flout,
  • parting shot,
  • scurrility,
  • queerness,
  • fatuity,
  • Clownery,
  • madness,
  • dig,
  • weirdness,
  • craze,
  • Sappiness,
  • betise,
  • Asininity,
  • Foppery,
  • mock,
  • pampering,
  • swipe,
  • eccentricity,
  • short answer,
  • put-down,
  • jeer,
  • back answer,
  • Fooling,
  • screwiness,
  • Fleer,
  • caper,
  • giddiness,
  • slam,
  • ineptitude,
  • roughhouse,
  • banter,
  • crankiness,
  • triviality,
  • clemency,
  • lenience,
  • twit,
  • goofiness,
  • Zanyism,
  • mindlessness,
  • shenanigans,
  • monkeying,
  • cut,
  • shenanigan,
  • caustic remark,
  • jape,
  • daffiness,
  • quip,
  • Clownishness,
  • dump,
  • Coxcombry,
  • slap,
  • monkeyshines.

Antonyms for Foolery:

• n.

  • foolishness
    circumspection, care, sense, prudence, wiseness, seriousness, carefulness, judgment, wisdom, caution, thoughtfulness.
  • fun
    gloom, depression, sadness, woe, chore, drudgery, sorrow, task, solemnity, labor, work, unhappiness.
  • imbecility
    intelligence, understanding.
  • play
    extreme, misery, pain, profession, trouble, melancholy.
  • poppycock
    truth, possessions.
  • ridicule
    flattery, admiration, praise, compliment, commendation, approval, respect, love.
  • Other antonyms:
    discretion, inspiration, sagacity, forethought, brainstorm.

Hypernym for Foolery:

• n.

  • act
    frivolity, Japery, prank, buffoonery, harlequinade, meshugaas, mishegaas, mishegoss, clowning.

Hyponym for Foolery:

• n.

  • act
    frolic, play, romp, gambol, caper.