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as in lunatic
a person who lacks good sense or judgment
only a fool would attempt to climb that mountain unprepared
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as in clown
a person formerly kept in a royal or noble household to amuse with jests and pranks
a king's fool could get away with saying things that others in the palace couldn't
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as in sucker
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
I'm a fool for ice cream
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as in psychopath
a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind
he got out of serving in the army by successfully pretending to be a fool
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as in foolish
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
he's always got some fool plan or other
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as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue
I fooled him into thinking that we were driving to the store, not to his surprise birthday party
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as in to joke
to make jokes
an edgy comedian fooling with an appreciative college audience
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Recent Examples of fool
Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
Historically, betting against bigs who can pass is a fool’s errand.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
Schwarber was fooled by Freeland’s sinker but got wood on the ball.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Seth Rogen stars in The Studio as Matt Remick, the fool whose dreams will be stomped on throughout The Studio.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
Historically, betting against bigs who can pass is a fool’s errand.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
You would be fooled to say that the action happens 20-30 years ago.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
Schwarber was fooled by Freeland’s sinker but got wood on the ball.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fool
Noun
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Caro Stowell of Thomasville was dressed up like a clown.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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The White Lotus isn’t the only piece of content that’s down to clown with sibling-on-sibling action!—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Just thinking about the poor suckers who had to guard her in high school makes Fudd pity them.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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These giant in-lines mimic large prey like suckers and perch.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While tailback isn’t a need, only foolish franchises pass up adding generational talents such as Jeanty.—
Omar Kelly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
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Evening rush-hour commuters — who thought winter was over — felt foolish after the city was socked with a record-breaking spring snowfall.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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There is evidence of motivated malicious actors abusing the 'verified account' to deceive users.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
4 Apr. 2025
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More than a dozen state attorneys general also have sued TikTok, alleging last year that the company deceived users about its child safety tools and deployed harmful features to keep children on the platform longer to maximize profits.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Walter Emanuel Jones, who played the original Black Ranger, even joked about the choice in behind-the-scenes footage from the show.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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The two teams forged a close bond — joking around in the athletic training rooms, while crossing paths on campus and before and after practices.—
Anthony De Leon,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Pity the poor actor who has to co-star opposite a 150-pound harlequin Great Dane.—
Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
3 Apr. 2025
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The role of Apollo goes to a magnificent fellow named Bing, a harlequin Great Dane with one brown eye, one blue, and an exceptionally expressive pair of eyebrows.—
Sheri Linden,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Bird Buddy Smart Feeder Pro is perfect for all you bird lovers looking to take your hobby to the next level.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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The award-winning development with a bevy of multimillion-dollar residences, including one rented by Gwyneth Paltrow in 2023, is ideal for ski lovers.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2025
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The first introduced the audience to the cast of the film: Sally Hawkins, playing a kindly foster mother who — as Danny introduced her — might be a psychopath, Billy Barratt and Sora Wong as her two new foster kids, and Jonah Wren Phillips as her younger, troubled foster son.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2025
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In separate filings, the defense is also asking the court to limit the use of the words murder, psychopath and sociopath.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Fool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fool. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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