Thesaurus
To save this word, you'll need to log in.
Synonyms of tomfoolery
- the open bar may have had something to do with the tomfoolery at the wedding reception
Synonyms for tomfoolery
Words Related to tomfoolery
- boisterousness,
- rambunctiousness,
- rowdiness,
- rowdyism,
- rumbustiousness
- [chiefly British]
Keep scrolling for more
Learn More about tomfoolery
Listen to Our Podcast about tomfoolery
Theme music by Joshua Stamper ©2006 New Jerusalem Music/ASCAP
Get Word of the Day delivered to your inbox!
From the Editors at Merriam-Webster
A Thoughtful Guide to Words About...
A Thoughtful Guide to Words About Nonsense
Buffoonery, Codswallop & More
Thesaurus Entries near tomfoolery
See More Nearby EntriesCite this Entry
“Tomfoolery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tomfoolery. Accessed 12 Jul. 2020.
Comments on tomfoolery
What made you want to look up tomfoolery? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Words for Summer: A Quiz
- Which of the following words means “of or relating to summer”?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
- Words for Summer: A Quiz
Test your knowledge of words related to the season of longer days and vacations.
Take the quiz - A More Exception(al) Quiz
Which of these things doesn't belong?
Take the quiz - Spell It
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
Take the quiz - Syn City
Build a city of skyscrapers—one synonym at a time.
Play the game
Share tomfoolery
Time Traveler for tomfoolery
The first known use of tomfoolery was in 1812
See more words from the same year