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fool

The word “fool” has 1 syllable: fool

It's pronounced as /fuːl/

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In the thesaurus, “fool” has 354 synonyms and 43 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for fool along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for fool

Antonyms for fool

Meanings of fool

  • noun
    1. A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
    2. A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
    3. Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.
    4. Buddy, dude, man.
    5. A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.
    6. (often capitalized, Fool) A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.
  • verb
    1. To trick; to deceive.
    2. To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly.
  • adjective
    1. Foolish.

Example Sentences

  • He felt like a fool after forgetting her birthday.
  • Don’t fool yourself into thinking it will be easy.
  • The prank made a fool out of him in front of everyone.
  • She tried to fool the guard by pretending to be someone else.
  • Only a fool would ignore such an obvious warning.

On this page you'll find 397 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fool, such as: absurd, addict, adherent, admirer, advocate, afficionado, aficionado.

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