Folly Synonyms and Antonyms

fŏlē
Foolish behavior
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. absurdity
  2. foolery
  3. foolishness
  4. idiocy
  5. imbecility
  6. insanity
  7. lunacy
  8. madness
  9. nonsense
  10. preposterousness
  11. senselessness
  12. silliness
  13. tomfoolery
  14. zaniness
  15. craziness
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Words Related to Folly

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Folly Sentence Examples

  • I saw the folly of my forefathers in the histories.

  • I say, this is folly!

  • It would have been folly after that experience to risk defeat and perhaps disaster in assailing formidable positions, effectively held and assiduously fortified.

  • If he killed her, Kris would finally see the folly of his ways.

  • It is folly to speak of a donation of lands which did not belong to the pope, or to maintain that the freedom of the Americans was extinguished by the decision of Alexander VI.

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