Clever and Tomfool

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Clever adjective - Having or showing quickness of mind.

Usage example: a clever student figured out a trick to do the assignment faster

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Tomfool is an antonym for clever.

Nearby Words: cleverness, cleverly

Tomfool adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment.

Usage example: what kind of tomfool idea is this?

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Clever is an antonym for tomfool.

Nearby Word: tomfoolery

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Tomfool and Clever. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clever/tomfool

Clever & Tomfool. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clever/tomfool>.

Tomfool or Clever. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/clever/tomfool.

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