Definition of FOOLISH

foolish

Meanings

Adjective

  • devoid of good sense or judgment
    • "foolish remarks"
    • "a foolish decision"

Adjective Satellite

  • having or revealing stupidity

Adj

  • Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
  • Resembling or characteristic of a fool.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English folisch; equivalent to fool + -ish.

Synonyms

absurd, anserine, asinine, balmy, barmy, bedaft, crackpot, daft, dense, derpy, dim-headed, dim-witted, dopey, dopy, dull-headed, dull-witted, dumb, duncical, fatuous, fuzzy-headed, fuzzy-minded, gauvison, goofy, gooselike, goosey, goosy, idiotic, idle, insipient, jerky, loony, mookish, naive, ridiculous, silly, simple, slight, slow-witted, soft in the head, softheaded, sottish, stupid, thick, unsage, unwise, wool-headed, woolly-headed, woolly-minded

Antonyms

wise

Scrabble Score: 13

foolish is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
foolish is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
foolish is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

foolish is a valid Words With Friends word