synonyms for foolish
- absurd
- crazy
- fantastic
- ill-advised
- insane
- irrational
- ludicrous
- preposterous
- ridiculous
- silly
- stupid
- unreasonable
- unwise
- asinine
- brainless
- cockamamy
- daffy
- daft
- dippy
- doltish
- dotty
- fatuous
- feebleminded
- half-baked
- half-witted
- harebrained
- ill-considered
- imbecilic
- imprudent
- incautious
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- jerky
- kooky
- loony
- lunatic
- mad
- moronic
- nerdy
- nutty
- senseless
- short-sighted
- simple
- unintelligent
- wacky
- weak
- witless
- zany
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The adjective foolish implies a lack of common sense or good judgment or, sometimes, a weakness of mind: a foolish decision; The child seems foolish. Fatuous implies being not only foolish, dull, and vacant in mind, but complacent and highly self-satisfied as well: fatuous and self-important; fatuous answers. Silly denotes extreme and conspicuous foolishness; it may also refer to pointlessness of jokes, remarks, etc.: silly and senseless behavior; a perfectly silly statement. Inane applies to silliness that is notably lacking in content, sense, or point: inane questions that leave one with no reply. Stupid implies natural slowness or dullness of intellect, or, sometimes, a benumbed or dazed state of mind; it is also used to mean foolish or silly: He was rendered stupid by a blow; It is stupid to do such a thing. Asinine originally meant like an ass; it applies to witlessly stupid conversations or conduct and suggests a lack of social grace or perception: He failed to notice the reaction to his asinine remarks.