Synonyms of follies

follies

noun

plural of folly

as in insanities

a foolish act or idea

the American purchase of Alaska was originally considered a grand folly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insanities
• stupidities
• absurdities
• idiocies
• lunacies
• fooleries
• inanities
• imbecilities
• fatuities
• blunders
• fopperies
• buffooneries
• bêtises
• shenanigans
• asininities
• monkeyshines
• nonsense
• tomfooleries
• flubs
• drivel
• goofs
• howlers
• twaddles
• bungles
• humbug

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wisdoms
• discretions
• sagacities
• inspirations
• prudences
• forethoughts
• brainstorms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of follies

The broader opportunity costs of the United States’ Middle Eastern follies are even more insidious. — Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026

For example, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings, perhaps the most serious attempt to eliminate fiscal follies, promised to gradually reduce federal deficits until 1991, when a balanced budget would be achieved. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 15 July 2026

According to Sosnick, investors today may be too focused on companies’ rosy short-term guidance and assuming the good times will last — one of the many follies of those who got burned in 2000. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 13 May 2026

This might seem like an overreaction, but Gator fans have had to endure these subtle shots all offseason, culminating in the brutal USA Today fluff piece defending Napier's follies in Gainesville. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026

Fanciful Hapsburg follies have been restored and repurposed. — Joshua Levine, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026

The structures are called follies and were completely designed and built by students from start to finish. — Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026

Malinin got a bit of redemption for his follies at the Olympics with a third-straight men's individual world title in Prague, and then finally had some fun after weeks of drama following his every move. — Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026

Mostly gone are the staff’s personal foibles and follies, but vanished, too, is the post-COVID-19 despair that hung over the inaugural episodes like an aerosol haze. — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026