Cuckoo and Tomfool

Cuckoo

Cuckoo adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: offered a completely cuckoo suggestion for using the defunct strip mall

Tomfool and cuckoo are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tomfool" instead the word "Cuckoo" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Word: cuckooing

Tomfool

Tomfool adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: what kind of tomfool idea is this?

Cuckoo and tomfool are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cuckoo" instead an adjective "Tomfool".

Nearby Word: tomfoolery
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Tomfool and Cuckoo. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cuckoo/tomfool
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Tomfool or Cuckoo. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cuckoo/tomfool.
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