foolish
adjective/ˈfuːlɪʃ/
/ˈfuːlɪʃ/
- not showing good sense or judgement synonym silly, stupid
- There are some very foolish people out there.
- I was foolish enough to believe what Jeff told me.
- The accident was my fault—it would be foolish to pretend otherwise.
- How could she have been so foolish as to fall in love with him?
- a foolish idea/dream/mistake
- It was a very foolish thing to do.
Extra Examples- It's foolish of me, I know, but I never thought he'd lie to me.
- She spoke as though to a child who had asked a foolish question.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- [not usually before noun] made to feel or look silly and embarrassed synonym silly, stupid
- I felt foolish and a failure.
- He's afraid of looking foolish in front of his friends.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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