TOMFOOLERIES Synonyms
5 hypernyms for tomfooleries. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for TOMFOOLERIES
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| clowning | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • acting like a clown or buffoon • a comic incident or series of incidents | ||||||
| horseplay | noun n | |||||
noun • rowdy or boisterous play | ||||||
| mischief | noun n | |||||
noun • reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others • the quality or nature of being harmful or evil | ||||||
| silliness | noun n | |||||
noun • a ludicrous folly • an impulsive scatterbrained manner | ||||||
| antics | noun n | |||||
noun • a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement adjective satellite • ludicrously odd verb • act as or like a clown | ||||||
| pranks | noun n | |||||
noun • acting like a clown or buffoon • a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement verb • dress or decorate showily or gaudily • dress up showily | ||||||
| shenanigans | noun n | |||||
noun • reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others • the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | ||||||
| monkey business | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • mischievous or deceitful behavior | ||||||
| craziness | noun n | |||||
noun • informal terms for insanity • the quality of being rash and foolish • foolish or senseless behavior | ||||||
| folly | noun n | |||||
noun • the trait of acting stupidly or rashly • a stupid mistake • the quality of being rash and foolish • foolish or senseless behavior | ||||||
| foolery | noun n | |||||
noun • foolish or senseless behavior | ||||||
| indulgence | noun n | |||||
noun • an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires • a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone • the act of indulging or gratifying a desire • foolish or senseless behavior • the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution | ||||||
| lunacy | noun n | |||||
noun • obsolete terms for legal insanity • foolish or senseless behavior | ||||||