Foolish and Held back

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

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Held back and foolish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Held back" instead an adjective "Foolish".

Nearby Words: fool, foolishness, foolery, foolishly

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Foolish and held back are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foolish" instead an adjective phrase "Held back".

Jason "Fooker" Barker's the Foolish one, being The Slacker, and a recovering alcoholic who barely got into college and got held back several times.

Source: Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling
Zbyszko's reasoning: He was tired of being held back by Sammartino, he wasn't being given a fair shot at superstardom and during their match, he felt he was being made to look foolish (as Sammartino was countering Zbyszko at every turn).

Source: Face Heel Turn / Professional Wrestling

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