Related Words for foolish

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fatuous
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Adjective
dopey
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Adjective, Adjective
wacky
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Adjective, Adjective
goofy
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Adjective, Adjective
zany
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Adjective, Adjective
insane
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Adjective, Adjective
mad
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Adjective, Adjective
silly
/x
Adjective, Adjective
ridiculous
x/xx
Adjective, Adjective
fool
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Adjective, Adjective, Noun
ludicrous
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Noun, Adjective
sappy
/x
Adjective, Adjective
inane
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Adjective, Adjective
fond
/
Adjective, Adjective
stupid
/x
Adjective, Adjective
misguided
x/x
Adjective, Adjective
preposterous
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Adjective, Adjective
absurd
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Adjective, Adjective
unwise
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Adjective, Adjective
mindless
/x
Adjective, Adjective
vacuous
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Adjective, Adjective
nonsensical
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Adjective, Adjective
unreasonable
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Adjective, Adjective
wise
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Adjective, Noun
foolhardy
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Adjective
shortsighted
//x
Adjective
dumb
/
Adjective
imprudent
x/x
Adjective
ignorant
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Adjective
naive
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Adjective
reckless
/x
Adjective
irresponsible
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Adjective
idiotic
xx/x
Adjective
foolishness
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Noun
daft
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Noun
thoughtless
/x
Adjective
deluded
x/x
Adjective
childish
/x
Adjective
arrogant
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Adjective
impudent
x/x
Adjective
senseless
/x
Adjective
presumptuous
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Adjective
blundering
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Noun
disingenuous
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Adjective
illogical
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Adjective
folly
/x
Noun
hypocritical
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Adjective
contemptible
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Adjective
prudent
/x
Adjective
uninformed
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Adjective
careless
/x
Adjective
selfish
/x
Adjective
dishonest
x/x
Adjective
clueless
/x
Noun
flippant
/x
Adjective
immature
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Adjective
irrational
x/xx
Adjective
impetuous
x/x
Adjective
improvident
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Adjective
feckless
/x
Adjective
hopeless
/x
Adjective
useless
/x
Adjective
pointless
/x
Adjective
unkind
x/
Adjective
hasty
/x
Adjective
delusional
x/xx
Adjective
churlish
/x
Adjective
conceited
x/x
Adjective
worthless
/x
Adjective
deceitful
x/x
Adjective
cruel
/x
Adjective
futile
/x
Adjective
cynical
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Adjective
mistaken
x/x
Verb
unintelligent
xx/xx
Adjective
timid
/x
Adjective
greedy
/x
Adjective
disrespectful
xx/x
Adjective
idiot
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Noun
frivolous
/xx
Adjective
misinformed
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Verb
imbecile
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Noun
laughable
/xx
Adjective
cowardly
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Adjective
uneducated
x/xxx
Adjective
vain
/
Adjective
wasteful
/x
Adjective
inept
x/
Adjective
myopic
x/x
Adjective
blinkered
/x
Adjective
wishful
/x
Adjective
dangerous
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Adjective
shrewd
/
Adjective
pathetic
x/x
Adjective
disgraceful
x/x
Adjective
impractical
x/xx
Adjective
gullible
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Adjective
clumsy
/x
Adjective
fearful
/x
Adjective
inconsiderate
xx/xx
Adjective
desperate
/x
Adjective
crass
/
Noun
tempting
/x
Adjective
shameful
/x
Adjective
prideful
/x
Adjective
fallacious
x/x
Adjective
unsophisticated
xx/xxx
Adjective
regretful
x/x
Adjective
faithless
/x
Adjective
crazy
/x
Adjective
callous
/x
Adjective
spiteful
/x
Adjective
risky
/x
Adjective
complacent
x/x
Adjective
outrageous
x/x
Adjective
unworthy
x/x
Adjective
unenlightened
xx/x
Adjective
audacious
x/x
Adjective
heartless
/x
Adjective
ungrateful
x/x
Adjective
obstinate
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Adjective
daring
/x
Adjective
cautious
/x
Adjective
unprincipled
x/xx
Adjective
weak
/
Adjective
slight
/
Adjective
infatuated
x/xxx
Adjective
witless
/x
Adjective
simple
/x
Adjective
brainless
/x
Adjective
injudicious
xx/x
Adjective
blinded
/x
Verb
roguish
xx
Adjective
brave
/
Adjective
single
/x
Adjective
galatians
x/x
Name
virgins
/x
Noun
bridesmaids
/x
Noun
knave
/
Noun
boasting
/x
Noun
lusts
/
Noun
prattle
/x
Noun
optimist
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Noun
prank
/
Noun
fancies
/x
Noun
instead
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Adverb
escapade
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Noun
talking
/x
Noun
vanities
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Noun
whim
/
Noun
philanthropist
x/xx
Noun
wager
/x
Noun
bravado
x/x
Noun
wench
/
Noun
credulity
x/xx
Noun
abductors
x/x
Noun
abide
x/
Verb
accurate
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Adjective
active
/x
Adjective, Noun
adepts
x/
Noun
agreeable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
ale
/
Noun
ancestral
x/x
Adjective, Noun
ani
/x
Noun
aphorisms
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Noun
aspirants
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Noun
autocrat
/xx
Noun
awkward
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
barrels
/x
Noun
clever
/x
Adjective, Noun
clown
/
Noun, Verb
darned
/
Adverb, Adjective
demented
x/x
Adjective
diabolical
xx/xx
Adjective
disparate
/xx
Adjective, Noun
dom
/
Noun, Verb
dummy
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
farcical
/xx
Adjective
flighty
/x
Adjective
get
/
Verb, Noun
grotesque
x/
Adjective, Noun
headstrong
/x
Adjective
heedless
/x
Adjective
idle
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
illusive
x/x
Adjective
illusory
x/xx
Adjective
imitators
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Noun
inadvisable
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Adjective
insensitive
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Adjective
insolent
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Adjective, Noun
jackass
/x
Noun, Verb
lame
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
live
/
Verb, Adjective, Adverb
lottery
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Noun
lunacy
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Noun
madness
/x
Noun
meaningless
/xx
Adjective
naughty
/x
Adjective, Verb
naïve
/
Adjective, Noun
nuts
/
Noun, Adjective
pride
/
Noun, Verb
queer
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
reasonable
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Adjective
repent
x/
Verb, Adjective
retarded
x/x
Adjective
safe
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
sensible
/xx
Adjective, Noun
shall
/
Verb
sinful
/x
Adjective
smart
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
sterling
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Noun, Adjective
stubborn
/x
Adjective, Noun
tacky
/x
Adjective, Noun
trashy
/x
Adjective
trifling
/x
Adjective, Noun
trivial
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Adjective, Noun
unconscious
x/x
Adjective, Noun
unsound
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Adjective
unthinking
x/x
Adjective
vulgar
/x
Adjective, Noun
wicked
/x
Adjective, Adverb
sfa
x
Name
pidgin
/x
Noun
dicky
/x
Name, Adjective
butt
/
Noun, Verb
girly
/x
Adjective, Noun
maypole
/x
Noun, Verb