Foolish
Foolish adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: a foolish scheme that was supposed to make us all rich
Simpleminded and foolish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Simpleminded" instead an adjective "Foolish".
Simpleminded
Simpleminded adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: scornful of their simpleminded belief that their parents would always be there to take care of them
Foolish and simpleminded are semantically related. You can use "Foolish" instead an adjective "Simpleminded".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- simple and foolish
- simple and simpleminded
- stupid and foolish
- stupid and simpleminded
- crazy and foolish
- crazy and simpleminded
- silly and foolish
- silly and simpleminded
- senseless and foolish
- senseless and simpleminded
- unintelligent and foolish
- unintelligent and simpleminded
- absurd and foolish
- absurd and simpleminded
Both words in one sentence
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He also deliberately uses a "foolish black man" act several times to get past people by convincing them he's just a simpleminded servant.
Source: Film / Beverly Hills Cop - The galaxy of Niven's Known Space was once ruled by a foolish, simpleminded race of creatures whose only notable attribute was the ability to utterly dominate the minds of others.
Source: Götterdämmerung
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