Foolishness
Foolishness noun - The quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind.
Usage example: you didn't fail the test because of any innate foolishness but because of a lack of preparation
Wit is an antonym for foolishness.
Wit
Wit noun - The ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters.
Usage example: he doesn't even have the wit to know when to come in out of the rain
Foolishness is an antonym for wit.
How words are described
| sheer | sheer foolishness | sheer wit |
| indomitable | indomitable foolishness | indomitable wit |
| foolish | foolish foolishness | foolish wit |
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Wit and Foolishness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/foolishness/wit
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