fools

NOUN

stupid or ridiculous person

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ass boob buffoon clown idiot jerk moron nitwit stooge sucker twit

STRONG

birdbrain blockhead bonehead bore clod cretin dimwit dolt dope dunce dunderhead fathead goose ignoramus illiterate imbecile innocent lightweight loon nincompoop ninny numskull oaf sap schlemiel silly simpleton turkey twerp victim

WEAK

dumb ox easy mark fair game halfwit lamebrain

Antonyms

STRONGEST

brain

STRONG

genius

VERB

trick, mislead

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cheat deceive delude dupe hoodwink pretend

STRONG

bamboozle bluff chicane con diddle fake out flimflam fox gull hoax jive juke kid outfox play a trick on scam snow spoof take in trifle

WEAK

lead on make believe play-act put on put one over on suck in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be honest

Example Sentences

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He'll hae enough some day, when his mouth's fu' o' mools.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander

I shall be raked i’ the mools before it’s finished; that is the only pity; but meanwhile I sing.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

And O, think on the cauld, cauld mools That file my yellow hair, That kiss the cheek, and kiss the chin Ye never sall kiss mair!

From The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 Sorrow and Consolation by Carman, Bliss

The mools o' France lie o'er ye, An' yet ye live, O sodger o' the Lord!

From Songs of Angus and More Songs of Angus by Jacob, Violet

He owned a bit farm and everything, and things went pretty well with us till death tirled at the door-sneck and took poor father away to the mools.

From Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure by Stables, Gordon