fool: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of fool
- befool«Word Popularity Bar1/5
befool
- verb make a fool or dupe of
fool; gull.
- verb fool or hoax
fool; put on; gull; take in; dupe; put one over; cod; put one across; slang.
- The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
- You can't fool me!
- verb make a fool or dupe of
Suffixes of fool
- foolish«Word Popularity Bar5/5
foolish
- adjective devoid of good sense or judgment
- foolish remarks
- a foolish decision
- adjective satellite having or revealing stupidity
goosey; dopy; goosy; anserine; dopey; jerky; gooselike.
- ridiculous anserine behavior
- a dopey answer
- a dopey kid
- some fool idea about rewriting authors' books
- adjective devoid of good sense or judgment
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fool
- noun a person who lacks good judgment
saphead; sap; tomfool; muggins.
- noun a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
soft touch; sucker; gull; patsy; fall guy; mug; chump; mark.
- noun a person who lacks good judgment
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fool
- noun a person who lacks good judgment
saphead; sap; tomfool; muggins.
- noun a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
soft touch; sucker; gull; patsy; fall guy; mug; chump; mark.
- noun a person who lacks good judgment
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fooling
- adjective satellite characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; it is no fooling matter"
casual.
- a broken back is nothing to be casual about
- verb make a fool or dupe of
fool; befool; gull.
- adjective satellite characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; it is no fooling matter"
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foolishness
- noun the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
folly; unwiseness.
- noun the quality of being rash and foolish
folly; madness; craziness.
- trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly
- adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness
- noun the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
- foolishly3/5
foolishly
- adverb without good sense or judgment
unwisely.
- He acted foolishly when he agreed to come
- adverb without good sense or judgment
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foolhardy
- adjective satellite marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
rash; heady; reckless.
- foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker
- became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay
- a reckless driver
- a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest
- adjective satellite marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
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foolproof
- verb proof against human misuse or error
goof-proof; goofproof.
- foolproof this appliance
- adjective satellite not liable to failure
unfailing.
- a foolproof identification system
- the unfailing sign of an amateur
- an unfailing test
- verb proof against human misuse or error
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foolery
- noun foolish or senseless behavior
indulgence; craziness; tomfoolery; folly; lunacy.
- noun foolish or senseless behavior
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foolscap
- noun a size of paper used especially in Britain
- noun a size of paper used especially in Britain
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foolhardiness
- noun the trait of giving little thought to danger
rashness; recklessness.
- noun the trait of giving little thought to danger
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foolery
- noun foolish or senseless behavior
indulgence; craziness; tomfoolery; folly; lunacy.
- noun foolish or senseless behavior
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foolish
- adjective devoid of good sense or judgment
- foolish remarks
- a foolish decision
- adjective satellite having or revealing stupidity
goosey; dopy; goosy; anserine; dopey; jerky; gooselike.
- ridiculous anserine behavior
- a dopey answer
- a dopey kid
- some fool idea about rewriting authors' books
- adjective devoid of good sense or judgment
Derived words of fool
- tomfoolery«Word Popularity Bar2/5
tomfoolery
- noun foolish or senseless behavior
indulgence; foolery; craziness; folly; lunacy.
- noun foolish or senseless behavior
- befooled1/5
befool
- verb make a fool or dupe of
fool; gull.
- verb fool or hoax
fool; put on; gull; take in; dupe; put one over; cod; put one across; slang.
- The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
- You can't fool me!
- verb make a fool or dupe of
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `fool`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `fool`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.
About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `fool`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `fool`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.