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bêtise

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of bêtise

a foolish act or idea

writing a sequel to a Jane Austen novel must be regarded as a literary bêtise of the highest order

Synonyms of bêtise

absurdity, asininity, fatuity, folly, foolery, foppery, idiocy, imbecility, inanity, insanity, lunacy, stupidity

Words Related to bêtise

absurdness, craziness, foolishness, inaneness, madness, senselessness, witlessness

buffoonery, monkeyshine(s), shenanigan(s), tomfoolery

drivel, humbug, nonsense, twaddle

blunder, bungle, flub, goof, howler

Near Antonyms of bêtise

discretion, forethought, prudence, sagacity, wisdom

brainstorm, inspiration

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