Fool and Mad

Fool

Fool adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: he's always got some fool plan or other

Mad and fool are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mad" instead an adjective "Fool".

Mad

Mad adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: her mad decision to quit a good job and run off to the big city with a man she barely knew

Fool and mad are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fool" instead the word "Mad" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: madness, madly

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • The Only Sane Man calls Don Quixote a fool for making all the others be as mad as he.
    Source: Mad Dreamer
  • Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter Turned out she was the mad genius; daddy was just a robot she built to draw attention away from her while she played this trope to the hilt to fool do-gooders.
  • This was cleaned up just enough to meet broadcast regulations, but it didn't fool anybody, and they were mad.
    Source: Radar / Music
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