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foolery
[foo-luh-ree] 
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foolishness
[foo-lish]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | idiocy, nonsense |
| Synonyms: | absurdity, absurdness, bunk, carrying-on, claptrap, craziness, dumb trick, folly, fool trick, foolery, horse feathers, impracticality, imprudence, inanity, indiscretion, insanity, insensibility, irrationality, irresponsibility, ludicrousness, lunacy, mistake, poppycock, preposterousness, rubbish*, senselessness, silliness, stupidity, tommyrot, twaddle, unreasonableness, unwiseness, weakness, witlessness |
| Antonyms: | care, carefulness, caution, circumspection, prudence, sense, seriousness, thoughtfulness, wiseness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | monkey business |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shenanigans |
| Synonyms: | absurdity, absurdness, antics, buffoonery, carrying-on, clowning around, craziness, disobedience, foolery, foolishness, hanky-panky, high jinks, hokey-pokey, horse feathers, horseplay, inanity, insanity, irresponsibility, ludicrousness, lunacy, misbehavior, mischief, mischief-making, monkeyshine, nonsense, poppycock, prank, silliness, stupidity, tommyrot |
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | amusement, entertainment |
| Synonyms: | caper, dalliance, delight, disport, diversion, foolery, frisk, frolic, fun, gambol, game, gaming, happiness, humor, jest, joking, lark, match, pastime, pleasure, prank, recreation, relaxation, romp, sport, sportiveness, teasing |
| Antonyms: | work |
| Main Entry: | poppycock |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nonsense |
| Synonyms: | babble, balderdash, baloney, bull*, bunk, drivel, empty talk, foolery, foolishness, gibberish, hogwash, hooey, hot air, jive, malarkey, mumbo jumbo, palaver, prattle, rubbish, silliness, trash* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ridicule |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contemptuous laughter at someone or something |
| Synonyms: | badinage, banter, buffoonery, burlesque, caricature, chaff, comeback, contempt, derision, dig*, disdain, disparagement, farce, foolery, gibe, irony, jab, jeer, laughter, leer, mockery, mordancy, needling, parody, parting shot, persiflage, put-on, putdown, raillery, rally, razz, rib, roast, sarcasm, sardonicism, satire, scorn, slam*, sneer*, swipe, taunt, taunting, travesty |
| Antonyms: | flattery, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tomfoolery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nonsense |
| Synonyms: | absurdity, antics, bunk, carrying-on, clowning, craziness, folly, foolery, fooling around, foolishness, fun, funny business, giddiness, high jinks, horseplay, insanity, irresponsibility, joking, kidding around, ludicrousness, lunacy, madness, ridiculousness, senselessness, shenanigans*, silliness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | craziness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | foolishness |
| Synonyms: | absurdity, brainlessness, flakiness, foolery, idiocy, imbecility, insanity, lunacy, madness, nonsense, nuttiness, senselessness, silliness, tomfoolery, wackiness, zaniness |
| Main Entry: | imbecility |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | foolishness |
| Synonyms: | absurdity, absurdness, bunk, carrying-on, claptrap, craziness, dumb trick, folly, fool trick, foolery, horse feathers, idiocy, impracticality, imprudence, inanity, indiscretion, insanity, insensibility, irrationality, irresponsibility, ludicrousness, lunacy, madness, mistake, nonsense, poppycock, preposterousness, rubbish*, senselessness, silliness, stupidity, tomfoolery, tommyrot, twaddle, unreasonableness, unwiseness, weakness*, witlessness, zaniness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | senselessness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | foolishness |
| Synonyms: | absurdity, absurdness, bunk, carrying-on, claptrap, craziness, dumb trick, folly, fool trick, foolery, horse feathers, idiocy, imbecility, impracticality, imprudence, inanity, indiscretion, insanity, insensibility, irrationality, irresponsibility, ludicrousness, lunacy, madness, mistake, nonsense, poppycock, preposterousness, rubbish*, silliness, stupidity, tomfoolery, tommyrot, twaddle, unreasonableness, unwiseness, weakness*, witlessness, zaniness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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