FATUOUSNESS Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

fatuousness

noun

as in insanity

lack of good sense or judgment the sheer fatuousness of the theory precludes any serious discussion

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Noun

The law revised Kentucky’s insanity defense and mandatory reentry supervision rules in response to issues raised by Exantus’ case.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
If certain compounds could seemingly induce the symptoms of insanity, then perhaps insanity was a result of faulty brain chemistry—and could thus be treated with psychiatric drugs.

— Kimon de Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of insanity

Noun

The Giants’ 5-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday, powered by two homers from Jung Hoo Lee and a strong start from Logan Webb, was secondary to the madness that preceded it.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
As in seasons past, episodes will explore the motives potentially lying behind the accused’s madness.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of madness

Noun

Pluribus blends grief, absurdity and deep human truths, as Carol does battle with not only the hive-minded ‘others’ who suddenly share all the world’s knowledge and memories, but also with her own isolation.

— Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
This game, and this series, is a microcosm of the absurdities of online baseball discussion.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of absurdity

Noun

Any larger Hollywood studio would have likely insisted on a grander finale, but The Death of Robin Hood, produced by A24, left me pondering the foolishness of my need for such a denouement.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
The popular Instagram page @touronsofnationalparks is known for spotlighting the foolishness of people in national parks.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026

Definition of foolishness

Noun

Even at the outset of Covid-19, the unwisdom of lockdowns guided mainstream epidemiology.

— Phillip W. Magness and Peter C. Earle, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2021
Dog-dad Daryl proves the unwisdom of bringing his pet to work and ends up crawling through a crack in the rocks to chase his pup.

— Richard Rys, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2021

Definition of unwisdom

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