Foolish and Notorious

Foolish

Foolish adjective - Lacking importance.
Usage example: the current regulations are cluttered with foolish details that are unnecessarily burdensome

Notorious is an antonym for foolish.

Nearby Words: fool, foolishness, foolery, foolishly

Notorious

Notorious adjective - Not respectable.

Foolish is an antonym for notorious.

Nearby Word: notoriety

Both words in one sentence

  • In the same way "a foolish man of the Negro persuasion/ donated his life to become a Caucasian (...)/ now he says to himself: I ain't no Nigger no more" almost seems to predict Michael Jackson's face lifts almost seven years before he became notorious for it.
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