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What is another word for
foolish
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▲
(
of a person
)
Lacking in intelligence
Imprudent, without due thought or consideration
Extremely (and unbelievably) illogical
Lacking in importance
Easily deceived or duped
Provoking laughter through being ludicrous
Acting in a confused or ineffectual way
Characterized by giving love and affection
Feeling confused mentally
Lacking spirit and strength of character
Lacking in social grace or refinement
Diminished or humiliated emotionally
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▲
Adjective
▲
(
of a person
)
Lacking in intelligence
silly
stupid
senseless
unwise
witless
brainless
idiotic
daft
fatuous
dumb
unintelligent
mindless
dippy
simple
dim
dopey
goofy
moronic
potty
simpleminded
loopy
barmy
braindead
crackpot
daffy
dotty
gormless
imbecilic
lunkheaded
thickheaded
whacky
balmy
bubbleheaded
chowderheaded
damfool
doltish
dotish
featherheaded
tomfool
feebleminded
glaikit
inept
dim-witted
half-witted
as daft as a brush
weak-minded
pea-brained
wooden-headed
addle-brained
crazy
asinine
nonsensical
absurd
harebrained
nutty
mad
birdbrained
insane
wacky
preposterous
cuckoo
lunatic
half-baked
vacuous
kooky
zany
loony
looney
empty-headed
thick
obtuse
dense
lamebrained
kookie
sappy
jerky
dull
slow
screwball
fool
cockeyed
inane
chuckleheaded
dunderheaded
boneheaded
slow-witted
pinheaded
oafish
unsmart
brain-dead
airheaded
lamebrain
knuckleheaded
softheaded
opaque
dopy
thick-witted
dorky
bonehead
soft
scatterbrained
ridiculous
ignorant
giddy
cretinous
puerile
thoughtless
dozy
imbecile
frivolous
irrational
batty
vapid
flighty
simple-minded
ludicrous
naive
muttonheaded
futile
ditzy
scatty
dull-witted
fat-headed
featherbrained
hare-brained
dof
dizzy
screwy
imprudent
pointless
frothy
ditsy
unreasonable
feather-brained
blockheaded
crackbrained
unthinking
not the full shilling
dunce-like
slow on the uptake
yeasty
laughable
ill-advised
gullible
bovine
risible
injudicious
rash
irresponsible
lightheaded
soft in the head
eccentric
light-headed
unreasoning
deranged
halfwitted
light-minded
illogical
divvy
reckless
unstable
childish
mental
wacko
ill-considered
meaningless
demented
unhinged
crazed
pig-ignorant
odd
foolhardy
superficial
out to lunch
bonkers
nuts
shallow
cracked
crackers
immature
gaga
clueless
cockamamie
unbalanced
farcical
feeble-minded
dappy
indiscreet
stolid
careless
flippant
loco
dead from the neck up
thick as two short planks
as thick as two short planks
unsound
bats
bizarre
whacko
cockamamy
cranky
impractical
vacant
skittish
infantile
psychotic
trifling
certifiable
deficient
delirious
maniacal
gonzo
heedless
clownish
nutsy
psycho
up the pole
meshuga
fruity
haywire
empty
non compos mentis
negligent
round the bend
vain
disturbed
doolally
insensate
psychopathic
thick-skulled
distracted
peculiar
queer
wooden
outlandish
nitwitted
sluggish
squirrelly
oddball
derisory
blockish
unconsidered
unreasoned
idiotical
nonrational
outrageous
incautious
buggy
barking
incongruous
off your trolley
flaky
UK
thick-headed
sick in the head
raving mad
strange
off your head
pathetic
improvident
mad as a hatter
weird
away with the fairies
derisive
foaming at the mouth
stark raving mad
nutty as a fruitcake
credulous
mad as a March hare
brainsick
maniac
meshugge
bughouse
moonstruck
stark staring mad
barking mad
off the wall
pie-faced
round the twist
flakey
US
bedlam
erratic
impulsive
wud
short-sighted
derisible
glib
whimsical
impolitic
looney tunes
loony tunes
crass
frenzied
distraught
sectionable
manic
flip
raving
juvenile
touched
backward
hysterical
frantic
rattlebrained
schizoid
bananas
off the air
unrealistic
facetious
wishy-washy
mentally ill
nutso
fickle
not together
bushed
of unsound mind
stark mad
yarra
porangi
not all there
weak
fantastic
dreamy
hasty
not right in the head
very stupid
not quite right in the head
not right upstairs
off-the-wall
out there
have bats in the belfry
bird-brained
misguided
illiterate
off one's gourd
around the bend
simplistic
insipid
madcap
fruitless
uneducated
comical
confused
trivial
flimsy
inappropriate
inconsistent
facile
unschooled
cock-eyed
lumpish
retarded
capricious
untaught
dimwitted
neglectful
cloddish
unmindful
oversimplified
uncritical
hollow
unaware
hebetudinous
nonserious
boorish
piddling
unscholarly
sheepheaded
lightweight
unintellectual
Boeotian
lethargic
torpid
unglued
disordered
berserk
without thought
numskulled
petty
muddle-headed
have a screw loose
have kangaroos in the top paddock
non-serious
lacking seriousness
bemused
wild
mentally deficient
mentally handicapped
off your rocker
not intelligent
out of one's mind
off one's nut
doty
surd
invalid
notional
boobish
fallacious
buffoonish
unworkable
ill-conceived
inadvisable
impracticable
defective
complacent
grotesque
nerdish
ill-mannered
nonliterate
bathetic
callow
mentally incompetent
bugged out
out of the question
tearaway
stupefied
green
unlearned
benighted
off beam
idiotish
off the beam
childlike
insensitive
analphabetic
uninstructed
forgetful
bone-headed
dummy
useless
precipitate
smoothbrained
inexperienced
unlettered
unread
embarrassing
anencephalic
anencephalous
addle-pated
shortsighted
uncomprehending
loggerheaded
clottish
unheeding
untutored
rude
dark
blithering
blunt
remiss
comic
fatheaded
impassive
numbskulled
feeble
goofy loony
heavy
slumberish
comatose
mentally slow
not bright
slow on uptake
foolishly stupid
feather-headed
woodenheaded
excitable
know-nothing
oblivious
light
unwitting
wet behind the ears
idiot
perky
impetuous
insouciant
carefree
smooth-brained
worthy of scorn
pea-brain
galumphing
slapstick
absent-minded
schematic
insubstantial
excited
deluded
purposeless
worthless
flat
innocuous
cursory
surface
sketchy
not in your right mind
neurotic
schitzy
delusory
flipped
schizo
soppy
rabid
uncontrolled
devoid of intelligence
skin-deep
one-dimensional
paltry
psychopathological
schizophrenic
derailed
moonstricken
unsettled
paranoid
sociopathic
over-optimistic
muddled
off your chump
off the rails
demoniac
raging
sick
dazed
off
wrong
a few cards shy of a full deck
as mad as a March hare
flipped out
deprived of one's wits
one card shy of a full deck
manic-depressive
crazy as a loon
over the edge
non compos
severely mentally ill
one sandwich short of a picnic
a few sandwiches short of a picnic
out of one's tree
not of sound mind
in another world
mentally deranged
out of one's gourd
having a screw loose
in a daze
with a screw loose
off the deep end
as mad as a hatter
in the ozone
having kangaroos in the top paddock
flipped-out
Panglossian
delusive
overoptimistic
daydreaming
spaced-out
fond
foolishly optimistic
valueless
undemanding
besotted
wise
cute
pert
smart
blithe
clever
ironic
irreverent
sarcastic
punning
dry
smarty-pants
indecorous
smart-aleck
smart-alecky
unconventional
idiosyncratic
twisted
mentally unbalanced
out of one's head
more ❯
“Many considered him a
foolish
man, but his inner genius would gradually mature and emerge over time.”
Adjective
▲
Imprudent, without due thought or consideration
imprudent
foolhardy
incautious
injudicious
rash
thoughtless
unreasonable
impolitic
irrational
irresponsible
reckless
senseless
ill-considered
ill-advised
ill-judged
short-sighted
half-baked
unwise
silly
indiscreet
stupid
careless
misguided
hasty
unthinking
absurd
nonsensical
crazy
inappropriate
inadvisable
impractical
mindless
wild
unsound
ridiculous
heedless
illogical
asinine
impulsive
hare-brained
preposterous
daft
idiotic
crackpot
brash
wacky
ill-conceived
tactless
unintelligent
madcap
undiplomatic
inexpedient
harebrained
inane
nutty
witless
insane
brainless
ludicrous
inconsiderate
impracticable
unworkable
unwary
mad
wrong
crackbrained
unreasoning
fallacious
indelicate
precipitate
ill-thought-out
wrong-headed
fatuous
kooky
overhasty
impetuous
undesirable
unrealistic
loony
naive
unfounded
cock-eyed
nonrational
temerarious
unguarded
fanciful
negligent
inept
dumb
barmy
graceless
improvident
flighty
weak
harum-scarum
impossible
invalid
lunatic
inconsequential
erroneous
illegitimate
giddy
devil-may-care
simpleminded
inconsequent
regardless
cockeyed
misconceived
laughable
groundless
unjustifiable
daredevil
extravagant
unreasoned
incoherent
unconsidered
fantastical
confused
contradictory
badly planned
pointless
unscientific
headlong
unreal
off-the-wall
risky
overbold
improper
cuckoo
shortsighted
far-fetched
unmindful
looney
fantastic
daffy
dippy
off the wall
unreflective
zany
hot-headed
unheeding
hotheaded
kookie
neglectful
whacky
inattentive
lunkheaded
bubbleheaded
non-viable
featherheaded
implausible
screwball
jerky
unwarranted
bad
cockamamie
untenable
balmy
tomfool
specious
sappy
fool
arbitrary
incongruous
idealistic
romantic
reasonless
inconsistent
scatterbrained
immature
sophistic
visionary
childish
unfortunate
utopian
errant
erring
flawed
half-witted
faulty
incorrect
precipitous
daring
weak-minded
screwy
unadvisable
imperceptive
unpractical
adventurous
demented
unfeasible
audacious
unsagacious
unsuitable
hell-for-leather
unserviceable
headstrong
untimely
improbable
aberrant
quixotic
inoperable
useless
perfectionist
bold
remiss
abortive
maladroit
misbegotten
chimerical
venturesome
theoretical
venturous
irreflective
unbusinesslike
unworldly
unsafe
inefficacious
undiscerning
off beam
without foundation
unobservant
way out
without basis
unpolitic
over-adventurous
not making sense
ivory-tower
starry-eyed
playing with fire
blind
listless
ill-made
absent-minded
poorly thought-out
badly thought-out
outrageous
empty-headed
bizarre
unusual
all wet
misplaced
disadvantageous
stray
straying
overconfident
detrimental
suicidal
poor
radge
ill-timed
chaotic
lively
frivolous
vacuous
off course
uncalled for
mistaken
deluded
prejudicial
harmful
damaging
not well thought out
spur of the moment
leaving self wide open
off the deep end
inopportune
futile
featherbrained
malapropos
false
spurious
adventuresome
kamikaze
uncareful
self-destructive
unjustified
unsensible
unadvised
unrecommended
desperate
slapdash
slipshod
inadvertent
nonpractical
unusable
idealist
unconcerned
ditsy
indifferent
death-or-glory
nonviable
sophistical
quixotical
dreamy
deaf
apathetic
starry
not recommended
over-venturesome
casuistic
hollow
otherworldly
nonfunctional
hopeless
unrealizable
incompetent
unviable
speculative
unattainable
inapplicable
infeasible
clueless
abstract
meaningless
inconclusive
unsubstantial
perverse
irreconcilable
imaginary
imbecilic
unproved
irrelevant
unconnected
won't fly
no-go
unwatchful
off-guard
unalert
uncautious
wary
unvigilant
full of holes
Utopian
self-contradictory
beyond belief
ineffectual
not following
baseless
beyond the bounds of possibility
vague
doomed
dreaming
caught napping
asleep at the wheel
leading with one's chin
off guard
pay no mind
fast-and-loose
sticking one's neck out
not careful
any old way
asleep on the job
foot-in-mouth
chivalrous
ineffective
freaky
delusory
unlikely
flakey
US
nonrealistic
unstable
distraught
raving
counterintuitive
flaky
UK
disconnected
delirious
disjointed
potty
gone
reachy
hurried
rushed
not sensible
cursory
not applicable
blue sky
gadarene
flying
sudden
premature
precipitant
spur-of-the-moment
helter-skelter
unthought-out
drive-by
pell-mell
jumping to conclusions
dotty
risible
damfool
dopey
thickheaded
chowderheaded
gormless
dotish
dim
glaikit
batty
derisible
dim-witted
pea-brained
wooden-headed
more ❯
“He understood that it would be
foolish
to risk everything for stubborn pride.”
Adjective
▲
Extremely (and unbelievably) illogical
absurd
outrageous
asinine
bizarre
crazy
farcical
illogical
implausible
inane
mad
preposterous
ridiculous
strange
wild
crackbrained
fanciful
fantastic
fantastical
harebrained
looney
loony
lunatic
nonsensical
nutty
screwy
unbelievable
batty
cockamamy
cockeyed
cuckoo
derisible
insane
kookie
kooky
ludicrous
pointless
risible
unreal
unthinkable
wacky
hare-brained
off your head
silly
zany
senseless
irrational
fatuous
whacky
daft
stupid
unreasonable
incredible
crackpot
brainless
idiotic
half-baked
witless
balmy
featherheaded
cockamamie
comical
unwise
simpleminded
daffy
half-witted
weird
screwball
odd
dotty
dippy
lunkheaded
bubbleheaded
laughable
weak-minded
sappy
off the wall
unusual
imbecilic
peculiar
astonishing
grotesque
curious
jerky
inept
queer
shocking
derisory
incongruous
barmy
extravagant
tomfool
funny
extraordinary
fool
goofy
meaningless
eccentric
mindless
derisive
pathetic
off-the-wall
monstrous
freaky
abnormal
offbeat
unrealistic
inconceivable
unlikely
oddball
foolhardy
unique
puerile
irresponsible
hilarious
moronic
outlandish
remarkable
freakish
rum
whimsical
uncommon
surreal
improbable
singular
droll
cock-eyed
outré
doubtful
far-fetched
atypical
uncanny
aberrant
freak
incomprehensible
imprudent
out of the ordinary
make-believe
impractical
vacuous
impracticable
phenomenal
inconsistent
exorbitant
reckless
rare
sensational
mystifying
empty-headed
baffling
puzzling
extreme
funky
quirky
weirdo
amazing
dubious
wacko
ill-conceived
potty
spaced-out
unwonted
far-out
grandiose
off-kilter
too much
aberrated
especial
anomalous
unimaginable
unfamiliar
erratic
mysterious
unexpected
stupendous
gnarly
out-of-the-way
way out
a bit much
OTT
over the top
unsound
unsafe
incoherent
rattlebrained
unsteady
unstable
rash
heedless
careless
changeable
ornate
imaginative
exotic
unintelligible
scatterbrained
contemptible
untenable
foolheaded
unmeaning
fancy
creative
original
doltish
fabulous
gormless
braindead
unnatural
cretinous
thickheaded
halfwitted
dunderheaded
baroque
Gothic
gothic
feather-brained
damfool
divvy
dumb
unintelligent
extremely foolish
perplexing
irregular
unbalanced
idle
dotish
donkeyish
chowderheaded
obstinate
unaccountable
off beam
unorthodox
inexplicable
unconventional
exceptional
imbecile
dof
glaikit
stupidly irresponsible
full of holes
O.T.T.
deviant
bizarro
mercurial
dead from the neck up
cranky
kinky
outre
queerish
quaint
wackadoodle
bewildering
nonconformist
wackadoo
infantile
crazy-ass
daggy
surprising
unworkable
quixotic
dreamlike
astounding
impossible
out there
way-out
very different
off-beat
off the rails
bugged out
left-field
out of the way
stunning
notable
prodigious
striking
momentous
miraculous
excessive
slow-witted
out to lunch
eye-catching
unforgettable
arresting
ironic
special
spectacular
uncustomary
noteworthy
conspicuous
imaginary
thick-witted
exceeding
extraordinaire
unprecedented
serious
eye-popping
unco
preternatural
tremendous
unaccustomed
wondrous
amusing
humorous
amazeballs
unconvincing
illusory
incredulous
beyond all reason
short-sighted
bird-brained
out of all reason
inappropriate
taking the cake
flash
heavy
forby
visionary
unconceivable
misleading
romantic
uncompelling
artificial
capricious
ambitious
irritating
off beaten path
never to be forgotten
unheard-of
out of this world
illusive
hallucinatory
suppositious
different
a joke
rich
side-splitting
a bit thick
priceless
annoying
entertaining
diverting
a laugh
out of sight
cock-and-bull
more ❯
“The entire diatribe was laden with
foolish
rationalizations of the inexcusable.”
Adjective
▲
Lacking in importance
frivolous
inconsequential
trivial
inconsiderable
unimportant
incidental
insignificant
minor
minute
negligible
trifling
fiddling
nugatory
paltry
petty
little
small
worthless
small-fry
Mickey Mouse
slight
piddling
piffling
picayune
footling
niggling
irrelevant
of no account
nickel-and-dime
measly
of no consequence
nominal
meaningless
inappreciable
of no importance
light
immaterial
of little account
insubstantial
not worth mentioning
piddly
lightweight
pointless
pimping
peanut
chicken
of little consequence
of little importance
no-account
de minimis
inessential
valueless
superficial
shallow
small-bore
not worth bothering about
non-essential
silly
nonessential
unnecessary
casual
peripheral
minuscule
pettifogging
idle
marginal
neither here nor there
ignorable
dinky
penny-ante
twopenny-halfpenny
small-time
of no moment
tiny
extraneous
inferior
derisory
secondary
pitiful
pathetic
mingy
not worth speaking of
poxy
exiguous
meager
US
shoestring
puny
inadequate
meagre
UK
subordinate
minimal
token
trite
lesser
miserable
scanty
inane
senseless
infinitesimal
useless
nothing
doesn't matter
unessential
of no significance
time-wasting
beside the point
of no great concern
futile
impractical
of no value
smaller
neglectable
low
empty
inappropriate
skimpy
mere
second-string
hardly worth mentioning
vain
hollow
loitering
jejune
idling
vapid
insipid
banal
no biggie
all the same
small potatoes
two bit
entry level
no big deal
no big thing
purportless
minor-league
unsubstantial
bush-league
ineffectual
second-rate
uncelebrated
obscure
low-ranking
flippant
fatuous
puerile
unhelpful
frothy
purposeless
flighty
zip
zero
zilch
null
indifferent
tinpot
subsidiary
dispensable
tangential
mean
expendable
flimsy
extrinsic
no great shakes
low priority
ancillary
everyday
supplementary
diminutive
microscopic
background
auxiliary
occasional
without depth
empty-headed
less important
by-the-way
by-the-by
skin-deep
of less importance
lower
beggarly
contemptible
junior
base
shabby
unconsiderable
inconsequent
scratch
cheap
two-bit
insufficient
scant
limited
sparse
modest
minimum
imperceptible
poor
deficient
stingy
slender
indiscernible
scarce
faint
fine
vague
subtle
impalpable
lean
undetectable
ungenerous
miserly
slim
indistinct
unnoticeable
indistinguishable
short
reduced
sparing
insensible
rare
ephemeral
feeble
inconspicuous
lacking
gradual
inaudible
invisible
wretched
pitiable
shadowy
lowly
weak
sporadic
thin
frugal
fractional
few
imponderable
momentary
evanescent
vestigial
intangible
accessory
few and far between
scattered
thin on the ground
hard to come by
low in numbers
restricted
under
bitty
dependent
infrequent
subnormal
outside
mediocre
remote
off
unobservable
nanoscopic
unperceivable
basal
wanting
middling
frail
fragile
teeny-weeny
undistinguishable
teensy-weensy
straggling
lamentable
tenuous
hard to find
sorry
smallish
nondescript
unproductive
lousy
unapparent
fussy
abject
ineffective
younger
tacky
subaltern
minus
uncommon
unsatisfactory
substandard
unobtrusive
little bitty
imperfect
absurd
laughable
unlikely
of minor importance
collateral
below the mark
unclear
underrepresented
imperceivable
distant
disappointing
improbable
implausible
dissatisfactory
unfrequent
dubious
doubtful
in short supply
far-fetched
bereft
not enough
too little
next to none
seldom seen
next to no
at a premium
scrimpy
potty
common
twopenny
quibbling
picky
lilliputian
toytown
unconsequential
humble
subservient
hair-splitting
peppercorn
rinky-dink
insulting
cavilling
UK
finicky
nit-picking
outrageous
ridiculous
ludicrous
risible
preposterous
hairsplitting
niggly
reserve
caviling
US
stunted
shrunken
second
subject
of no matter
trashy
bogus
sterile
waste
drossy
counterproductive
unprofitable
ignoble
inutile
unavailing
despicable
abandoned
profitless
barren
unusable
tributary
woeful
sad
gentle
of little import
isolated
less
second-class
indefinite
lower-level
unusual
dicey
inconceivable
diminished
iffy
questionable
least
smallest
littlest
slightest
in the minority
seldom found
widely spaced
out of the ordinary
lowest
minutest
tiniest
fewest
merest
barely visible
hard to make out
impossible to detect
faraway
far
outlying
bad
inefficient
not up to par
subpar
faulty
flawed
defective
impotent
suboptimal
very little
smallest amount of
least possible
teeny
less than ideal
depthless
wee
replaceable
inept
unacceptable
found wanting
not good enough
undesirable
not acceptable
lame
not okay
objectionable
less-than-stellar
displeasing
unworthy
tight
atomic
awful
execrable
appalling
hopeless
atrocious
deplorable
abysmal
dire
terrible
diabolical
dismal
shoddy
dreadful
unneeded
bare
shoal
surface
itsy-bitsy
thinning
rubbish
low-grade
rotten
itty-bitty
disposable
superfluous
hand-to-mouth
under-strength
below par
little or no
barely sufficient
too few
too small
hardly any
weensy
teensy
eensy-weensy
bitsy
weeny
microscopical
miniature
microminiature
glancing
flat
below standard
extremely small
titchy
very small
tiddly
barely perceptible
little-bitty
invisible to the naked eye
not essential
consumable
sacrificable
not required
excess
able to be sacrificed
redundant
usable
not deep
cursory
more ❯
“The current rules are filled with
foolish
details that are unnecessarily bothersome.”
Adjective
▲
Easily deceived or duped
gullible
naive
trusting
unwary
ingenuous
unsuspecting
innocent
credulous
unsuspicious
exploitable
susceptible
trustful
unsophisticated
simple
unguarded
dupable
easy
green
impressionable
unworldly
deceivable
childlike
inexperienced
unsceptical
ignorant
believing
accepting
fleeceable
unskeptical
biting
silly
mark
sucker
wide-eyed
over-trusting
dewy-eyed
over-trustful
easily deceived
easily led
easily taken in
born yesterday
as green as grass
wet behind the ears
easy mark
kidding oneself
swallowing whole
taken in
tumbling for
being a sucker
taking the bait
falling hook line and sinker
guileless
unknowing
unquestioning
overtrusting
clueless
gullable
easily fooled
uncritical
artless
naif
simpleminded
naïve
callow
raw
primitive
confiding
unaffected
dewy
immature
unpretentious
incognizant
nescient
youthful
unschooled
unpretending
unstudied
aw-shucks
vulnerable
exploitive
exploitative
exploitatory
natural
genuine
unwitting
unaware
unmindful
oblivious
insensible
unacquainted
uninformed
jejune
naïf
unfamiliar
idealistic
unconscious
optimistic
new
indiscriminating
inexperience
undoubting
overcredulous
imprudent
green as grass
fictile
defenceless
UK
ordinary
malleable
unassuming
tender
modest
infant
juvenile
unfledged
tenderfoot
adolescent
young
fresh
homely
readily taken in
readily falling for
readily swallowing whole
easily influenced
easily exploited
easily controlled
wholesome
humble
quiet
defenseless
US
lowly
rustic
simplistic
real
true
uncorrupted
soppy
unrealistic
teary-eyed
sentimental
sinless
pure
undefiled
dovelike
cracker-barrel
honest-to-goodness
superstitious
uninitiated
prone to superstition
folksy
country
uncool
unartificial
clean
corn-fed
babe in woods
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Provoking laughter through being ludicrous
risible
funny
comical
humorous
hilarious
comic
droll
uproarious
chucklesome
amusing
hysterical
riotous
humoristic
comedic
killing
sidesplitting
entertaining
facetious
hysteric
antic
diverting
priceless
screaming
slapstick
zany
silly
stupid
crazy
derisible
happy
grotesque
cheerful
cheery
hearty
side-splitting
rib-tickling
good-humored
US
good-humoured
UK
farcical
laughable
daffy
childish
absurd
goofy
frivolous
nutty
mirthful
wacky
derisory
witty
ludicrous
jocular
jocose
jolly
odd
gelastic
slaphappy
inane
ridiculous
light-hearted
waggish
hysterically funny
a scream
joshing
camp
killingly funny
a hoot
campy
too funny for words
whimsical
rollicking
jokey
riot
joking
merry
rich
screamingly funny
preposterous
sparkling
clownish
eccentric
wry
sportive
very funny
tongue-in-cheek
scream
extremely amusing
light
for grins
a laugh
outrageous
outrageously funny
comedical
quirky
quaint
knee-slapper
scintillating
playful
off-the-wall
oddball
engaging
convulsive
rip-roaring
raucous
crack-up
quizzical
laffer
a barrel of laughs
clever
smart
madcap
ribald
daft
pleasant
gagged up
mocking
har-har
unsatisfactory
inadequate
bizarre
unimpressive
unusual
embarrassing
pitiful
fantastic
custard-pie
off the wall
laugh-a-minute
quick-witted
tongue in cheek
funny ha-ha
ha-ha funny
flakey
US
gump
dizzy
loony
jerky
screwy
ironic
fool
dippy
fool-headed
goofus
flaky
UK
batty
boffo
a card
a caution
fool around
crazy shtick
Mickey Mouse
gay
joyous
joyful
gut-busting
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Acting in a confused or ineffectual way
bumbling
incompetent
awkward
blundering
bungling
clumsy
inefficient
inept
lumbering
maladroit
amateurish
inexpert
unskilful
botched
clodhopping
crude
gauche
muddled
oafish
stumbling
unco
useless
butterfingered
cack-handed
graceless
ham-fisted
ham-handed
shambling
ungainly
unpolished
unskillful
botching
fumbled
inapt
uncoordinated
ungraceful
unhandy
heavy-handed
all thumbs
gawky
inelegant
klutzy
all fingers and thumbs
gawkish
rough
ponderous
handless
clownish
like a bull in a china shop
lubberly
tactless
cloddish
lumpish
gangling
indelicate
uncouth
artless
unsubtle
untactful
left-handed
unrefined
coarse
cumbersome
stiff
unskilled
gruff
undexterous
rude
indiscreet
butterfingers
unwieldy
harsh
injudicious
rash
wooden
unadept
bovine
undiplomatic
impolitic
hasty
vulgar
heavy
elephantine
doltish
stupid
boorish
imprudent
blunderous
floundering
unfit
unpolitic
heavy-footed
brash
green
unsophisticated
loutish
hulking
flat-footed
careless
accident-prone
with two left feet
crass
having two left feet
having two left hands
rough-hewn
not agile
all thumbs
mutton-fisted
lumpen
churlish
stolid
lethargic
obtuse
unsteady
fumbly
stilted
clunky
slouching
coltish
unfacile
puddingy
dull
unproductive
unsuccessful
unwise
uncivil
sharp
inadvisable
blunt
skill-less
hopeless
ill-bred
out of your depth
insensitive
inconsiderate
thoughtless
unperceptive
unthinking
two left feet
ill-judged
ill-advised
bulky
simple
primitive
rustic
rudimentary
plain
jerry-built
rough and ready
jerry-rigged
jury-rigged
rough-and-tumble
rough-and-ready
tasteless
callous
fumbling
untalented
labored
US
laboured
UK
straightforward
precipitate
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Characterized by giving love and affection
doting
adoring
devoted
fond
indulgent
lovesick
amorous
besotted
infatuated
affectionate
caring
loving
passionate
solicitous
tender
warm
warm-hearted
fascinated
fatuous
lovesome
lovey-dovey
overindulgent
serving
silly
simple
struck
touchy-feely
kind
tenderhearted
gentle
benevolent
friendly
dear
supportive
ardent
sympathetic
nurturing
sentimental
enamoured
UK
attentive
mushy
demonstrative
reverential
reverent
enamored
US
amicable
thoughtful
admiring
worshipping
UK
venerating
romantic
adulatory
idolizing
US
responsive
tender-hearted
worshiping
US
idolising
UK
considerate
cordial
amatory
concerned
amiable
generous
fervent
close
earnest
overfond
protective
bound up
close-knit
silly over
comforting
expressing adoration
cosseting
mollycoddling
watchful
parental
pampering
attached
cuddly
chummy
huggy
pally
matey
partial
all over
buddy-buddy
crazy over
soft on
nutty about
kindly
compassionate
maternalistic
motherly
maternal
mother
sheltering
careful
understanding
guiding
benign
forbearing
soft
emotional
commiserative
soothing
mindful
interested
comradely
altruistic
philanthropic
anxious
worried
charitable
loyal
neighbourly
UK
fraternal
respectful
deferential
deifying
regardful
heedful
pious
protecting
caretaking
supporting
personal
neighborly
US
brotherly
intimate
comprehending
companionable
forgiving
humane
selfless
worshipful
religious
venerational
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Feeling confused mentally
addled
bewildered
confused
befuddled
dazed
dizzy
muddled
mixed-up
muzzy
silly
stupefied
dopey
fuddled
addle
addlepated
bedevilled
UK
bedeviled
US
befogged
bemused
bushed
confounded
demented
deranged
discombobulated
disorientated
disoriented
distracted
dopy
fogged
muddleheaded
pixilated
pixillated
punch-drunk
punchy
raddled
shell-shocked
slaphappy
spaced
spaced-out
spacey
spacy
stunned
unbalanced
unhinged
wooly
US
woolly
UK
woozy
zonked
zonked-out
bamboozled
fazed
flustered
perplexed
addlebrained
at sea
gone
rattled
shaken
shook
slap-happy
thrown
unglued
balled up
fouled up
mixed up
not with it
shook up
out of it
puzzled
baffled
stumped
nonplussed
flummoxed
dumbfounded
groggy
staggered
disconcerted
mystified
taken aback
surprised
astounded
at a loss
lost
speechless
startled
thrown off balance
flabbergasted
astonished
at sixes and sevens
wildered
dumbstruck
floored
dazzled
overcome
fuzzy
overwhelmed
shocked
beaten
mazed
gaga
foggy
all at sea
aghast
lightheaded
benumbed
vague
light-headed
wobbly
clueless
unsteady
giddy
troubled
upset
uncomprehending
staggering
breathless
discomposed
awed
unnerved
disorganized
US
dumb
thunderstruck
dismayed
hazy
gobsmacked
disturbed
uncertain
disorganised
UK
shaken up
in a dither
woolly-headed
blown away
bowled over
faint
shaky
drugged
numbed
woolly-minded
discomfited
senile
absent-minded
numb
tipsy
blank
awe-struck
foxed
agog
amazed
reeling
weak-kneed
agape
awestruck
wonderstruck
out to lunch
weak in the knees
off balance
misty
shadowy
blurred
eccentric
sailing
adrift
inattentive
trippy
dreamy
stuck
maladjusted
distraught
drowsy
daft
puckish
touched
impish
prankish
capricious
whimsical
pixyish
undone
bleary
half-asleep
nonplused
frozen
intoxicated
doubtful
worried
come apart
off-balance
dazed and confused
delirious
hard-pressed
hard put
in a state of confusion
in a muddle
irrational
unsound
asea
not knowing if you are coming or going
made to scratch their head
confusticated
lost at sea
got
vexed
had their heads messed with
besotted
caused to be at a stand
gravelled
UK
beat
graveled
US
buffaloed
thrown off
psychotic
unstable
crazy
unsettled
out-of-joint
vertiginous
whacko
confusional
turbid
swimmy
with Alzheimer's disease
aswoon
incredulous
whirling
glassy-eyed
spaced out
shot to pieces
screwy
unscrewed
addle-brained
muddle-headed
not knowing if one is coming or going
awestricken
swimming
dumfounded
frightened
alarmed
jolted
open-mouthed
filled with wonder
caught on the hop
goggle-eyed
in amazement
taken by surprise
at a loss for words
wide-eyed
filled with astonishment
knocked for six
filled with amazement
openmouthed
lost for words
unable to believe your eyes
filled with awe
caught on the wrong foot
unable to believe one's ears
blind
blinded
light
inexact
ambiguous
out of control
loose
imprecise
indefinite
unclear
inexplicit
unfocused
undetermined
nonspecific
incoherent
ill-defined
stupid
marveling
US
marvelling
UK
wondering
clouded
cloudy
blurry
abstracted
stymied
astray
insensible
discountenanced
preoccupied
absorbed
faraway
horrified
off-course
distant
struck dumb
at wits' end
at a complete loss
without ideas
impressed
defeated
embarrassed
frustrated
senseless
cold
weak
stuporous
bedazzled
electrified
shattered
put to it
simple
bollixed
nonsensical
dozy
off-track
overawed
slow
swaying
sleepy
tired
unfeeling
staring
enthralled
drunken
perturbed
uncertain which way to turn
brought to a standstill
mind-blown
without a clue
insensitive
up against a brick wall
without an answer
tongue-tied
left speechless
in shock
ruffled
distressed
in a fog
paralyzed
US
deadened
unresponsive
paralysed
UK
going round in circles
all over the place
not knowing whether one is coming or going
in a stupor
dead
torpid
asleep
licked
knocked
annoyed
flurried
anaesthetized
UK
immobilized
US
abashed
unzipped
knocked out
anesthetized
US
immobilised
UK
wooden
knocked sideways
in botheration
in a tizzy
psyched-out
caught off balance
out of countenance
shook-up
messed-up
not adjusted
off-beam
unsystematic
scatterbrained
musing
unaware
vacant
forgetful
unreliable
undependable
feather-headed
empty-headed
erratic
birdbrained
daydreaming
scatty
feather-brained
oblivious
absent
dippy
unthinking
unheeding
dappy
heedless
pensive
with a mind like a sieve
with your head in the clouds
distrait
engrossed
absentminded
diverted
agitated
sidetracked
miles away
driven to distraction
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Lacking spirit and strength of character
soppy
cowardly
drippy
feeble
namby-pamby
silly
sissified
sissy
soft
spineless
daft
weedy
wet
wimpish
wimpy
Adjective
▲
Lacking in social grace or refinement
rustic
uncouth
uncultured
boorish
churlish
cloddish
guileless
ingenuous
naive
gauche
graceless
hick
hillbilly
loutish
lumpen
ungraceful
unrefined
awkward
clodhopping
clownish
clumsy
lumpish
rude
stiff
stilted
unmannerly
unpolished
backwoods
dull
ignorant
stupid
uneducated
ungainly
rough-hewn
inelegant
coarse
rough
vulgar
uncultivated
crude
oafish
uneasy
uncomfortable
wooden
rustical
ill-mannered
impolite
gross
unsophisticated
ill-bred
crass
raw
philistine
common
barbaric
tasteless
uncivilized
US
provincial
lowbred
low
uncivil
uncivilised
UK
lowbrow
discourteous
illiberal
barbarous
barbarian
bad-mannered
bearish
ungentlemanly
classless
roughneck
raffish
rugged
incult
gawky
yobbish
indecorous
indelicate
slobbish
improper
loud
unworldly
plebeian
socially awkward
unladylike
primitive
ungallant
base
insensible
gruff
tactless
cantankerous
Neanderthal
offensive
inconsiderate
ornery
socially unsure
lacking in social graces
socially inept
hooligan
savage
ungenteel
impertinent
disrespectful
unseemly
disgracious
mean
plebby
raunchy
ungracious
thuggish
swinish
thoughtless
unmannered
shameless
foul-mouthed
lubberly
parochial
brutish
loud-mouthed
inurbane
shy
uncalled-for
corrupt
outlandish
unnatural
homespun
non-U
insensitive
uncoordinated
unsavoury
UK
unsavory
US
earthy
troglodytic
agrestic
bungling
countrified
ocker
unpoised
rough and ready
stolid
rowdy
bullying
doltish
wild
out-of-line
unconfident
uptight
discomposed
dense
hoonish
sheepish
callow
geeky
maladroit
gawkish
nervous
socially lacking
self-conscious
blundering
ill at ease
lacking in social grace
embarrassed
nerdy
socially anxious
socially incompetent
bashful
splay
gangling
nervy
gangly
surly
irritable
grumpy
grouchy
sullen
brusque
crabbed
crusty
curt
touchy
blunt
harsh
snippy
unpleasant
dour
unsociable
unkind
uncharitable
truculent
unchivalrous
cussed
ill-humored
US
unneighborly
bad-tempered
cross-grained
mean-spirited
ill-tempered
ill-natured
ill-humoured
UK
heavy-handed
mannerless
impudent
unhandsome
insolent
Neandertal
heathen
heathenish
natural
lumbering
abusive
insulting
benighted
audacious
cheeky
brash
badly behaved
illiterate
fresh
low-bred
unfeeling
callous
indecent
undiscriminating
imperceptive
disagreeable
presumptuous
cruel
derogatory
loudmouthed
lewd
misbehaved
lippy
inept
inhuman
bumbling
contumelious
underbred
malapert
klutzy
offhand
unco
slouching
short
sharp
unwieldy
flip
untamed
abrupt
hulking
shambling
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