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fool

/ful/noun, verb1 syllable

Fool means: fool or hoax.

Synonyms for fool45

noun, as in a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

chump, gull, mark, patsy, sucker, soft touch, mug

noun, as in a person who lacks good judgment

sap, saphead, muggins, tomfool

noun, as in a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

jester, motley fool

verb, as in fool or hoax

gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, put on, take in, put one over, put one across

verb, as in spend frivolously and unwisely

fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool away

verb, as in indulge in horseplay

horse around, arse around, fool around

verb, as in make a fool or dupe of

gull, befool

also used for fool

alcatote, asshat, arsehole, asshole, bayard, berk, birdbrain, blither, bobchin, bonehead, bozo, buffoon, brickhead, Charlie, chucklehead

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What does fool mean?7

verb

1

fool or hoax“The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone”

2

spend frivolously and unwisely“Fritter away one's inheritance”

3

indulge in horseplay“Enough horsing around — let's get back to work!”

4

make a fool or dupe of

noun

1

a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

2

a person who lacks good judgment

3

a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fool?10

two syllables

preschool

three syllables

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Fool in a sentence

  • A wise man changes his mind, a fool never.unknown
  • My father is, so to speak, a learned fool.unknown
  • A fool, when he is silent, is counted to be wise.unknown
  • He is, so to speak, a learned fool.unknown
  • He is a wise fool, so to speak.Zifre
  • If you dress like that at your age, you'll make a fool of yourself.CK
  • He often makes mistakes, but he is no fool.CM
  • Fool as he is, he knows how to make money.unknown

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Forms of fool

as a noun

plural
fools

as a verb

past tense
fooled
present participle
fooling
third-person singular
fools
past participle
fooled