Synonyms of foolery

foolery

noun

ˈfül-rē 

1

as in insanity

a foolish act or idea

investing in that company now would be foolery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insanity
• idiocy
• absurdity
• madness
• foppery
• bêtise
• stupidity
• folly
• inanity
• imbecility
• lunacy
• asininity
• tomfoolery
• buffoonery
• fatuity
• craziness
• blunder
• foolishness
• nonsense
• twaddle
• absurdness
• witlessness
• drivel
• senselessness
• shenanigan(s)
• inaneness
• flub
• monkeyshine(s)
• goof
• bungle
• humbug
• howler

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wisdom
• prudence
• discretion
• sagacity
• forethought
• inspiration
• brainstorm

2

as in tomfoolery

wildly playful or mischievous behavior

let the kids have a little foolery once in a while

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tomfoolery
• buffoonery
• joking
• funning
• clowning
• horseplay
• clownery
• monkeying
• slapstick
• roughhousing
• skylarking
• roughhouse
• monkey business
• playfulness
• high jinks
• silliness
• horsing around
• shenanigan(s)
• nonsense
• jesting
• monkeyshine(s)
• trickery
• foolishness
• mischief
• childishness
• rascality
• rowdyism
• boisterousness
• frivolity
• clownishness
• revelry
• rowdiness
• merrymaking
• rambunctiousness
• knavery
• sporting
• roguery
• waggery
• devilry
• roguishness
• mischievousness
• roistering
• impishness
• frolicking
• romping
• cavorting
• sportiveness
• prankishness
• gamboling
• rumbustiousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of foolery

Jeffrey Jones played Principal Ed Rooney, Ferris' nemesis, who is dead set on catching Bueller in his foolery, but ultimately fails at his mission. — Emma Urdangen, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026

One way to stop this proliferation of deep-fake nudity is to prosecute the offenders and make examples that such foolery has consequences. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026

Lane didn't stop the foolery there, though. — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026

The whole of humanity doesn’t fit tidily into three acts, even assuming as much frame-breaking foolery as Wilder allows. — New York Times, 25 Apr. 2022

Political pranking is traditionally thought of as benign foolery targeting the powerful. — Stanislav Budnitsky, The Conversation, 19 Apr. 2022

Eric Andre, Tyler the Creator and Machine Gun Kelly all drop by to participate in the Jack-foolery. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2022

Our magpie eyes will always be drawn to foolery and ephemera. — Giles Hattersley, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2021

Once every ten years, the first of April assumes a far more significant importance than the annual sharing of April foolery. — James Deutsch, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2020