Synonyms of buffoons

buffoons

noun

plural of buffoon

as in clowns

a comically dressed performer (as at a circus) who entertains with playful tricks and ridiculous behavior

the children at the birthday party giggled at the buffoon's silly tricks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clowns
• harlequins
• comedians
• zanies
• mimes
• wits
• jokers
• buffi
• fools
• madcaps
• jesters
• antics
• cutups
• jokesters
• pantaloons
• humorists
• funnymen
• mummers
• comediennes
• drolls
• farceurs
• graciosos
• wags
• gaggers
• comics
• mimics
• gagmen
• second bananas
• gagsters
• top bananas
• motleys
• scaramouches
• stand-ups
• merry-andrews

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of buffoons

Americans have demonized us as criminals, buffoons, lechers, invaders, criminals and job stealers since the fall of the Alamo. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

The two buffoons shave her head, chain her in the basement of a messy remote home and then accuse her of being an alien. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025

But times have changed, and this team of buffoons is forced to grapple with changing industry ethics and sensationalist journalism in its transition, all while Ron faces an identity crisis that challenges his bravado, his massive ego. — Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

Perhaps the system isn’t really corrupt, it’s just run by buffoons. — G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 May 2025