Noun
fool -
a person who lacks good judgment
sap ,
saphead ,
muggins ,
tomfool
simpleton ,
simple a person lacking intelligence or common sense
ass hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse
buffoon ,
clown a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
flibbertigibbet ,
foolish woman a female fool
fucker a stupid despised man
fathead ,
bozo ,
cuckoo ,
goof ,
goofball ,
jackass ,
twat ,
zany ,
goose a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
meshuggeneh ,
meshuggener (Yiddish) a crazy fool
morosoph a learned fool
putz (Yiddish) a fool; an idiot
fool -
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
chump ,
gull ,
mark ,
patsy ,
fall guy ,
sucker ,
soft touch ,
mug
dupe ,
victim an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
fool -
a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
jester ,
motley fool
merry andrew ,
buffoon ,
clown ,
goof ,
goofball a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
Verb
fool -
make a fool or dupe of
gull ,
befool
delude ,
deceive ,
lead on ,
cozen cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
fool -
fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone" ; "You can't fool me!"
gull ,
dupe ,
slang ,
befool ,
cod ,
put on ,
take in ,
put one over ,
put one across
deceive ,
lead astray ,
betray cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
pull the leg of ,
kid tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?"
fool -
indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!" ; "The bored children were fooling about"
horse around ,
arse around ,
fool around
play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents" ; "play the stock market" ; "play with her feelings" ; "toy with an idea"
jest ,
joke act in a funny or teasing way
fool -
spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"
fritter ,
frivol away ,
dissipate ,
shoot ,
fritter away ,
fool away
ware ,
squander ,
consume ,
waste engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"
deplete ,
run through ,
use up ,
eat up ,
exhaust ,
consume ,
eat ,
wipe out finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes"
