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Another word for foolishly

foolishly Synonyms

foolishly

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stupidly, irrationally, idiotically, senselessly, witlessly, fatuously, inanely, injudiciously, imprudently, unwisely, weakmindedly, unintelligently, uncomprehendingly, mistakenly, illogically, ill-advisedly, insanely, crazily, thoughtlessly, carelessly, irresponsibly, regrettably, absurdly, preposterously, ridiculously, with bad judgment, without good sense, boneheadedly*, dumbly*, like a jackass*.

Antonyms intelligently*, wisely, advisedly.

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After the guests had drunk quite a little of it, they began to talk foolishly and sing loudly; and some of them went to sleep.
"Don't talk foolishly," Dean said, trying to keep his voice light.
Towards the end of June the chief of the Jaalin tribe, Abdalla wad Said, who occupied Metemma, angered by the khalifa, made his submission to Kitchener and asked for support, at the same time foolishly sending a defiant letter to the khalifa.
But Hisham, to whom he was successor-designate, foolishly kept him in the background, and even made earnest efforts to get his own son Maslama acknowledged as his successor.
I would not be one of those who will foolishly drive a nail into mere lath and plastering; such a deed would keep me awake nights.

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