fool

/fˈul/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a person who lacks good judgment
2. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
3. a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

verb

1. make a fool or dupe of
2. spend frivolously and unwisely
   “Fritter away one's inheritance”
3. fool or hoax
   “The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone”
4. indulge in horseplay
   “Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!”

Synonyms for fool

• sap
• saphead
• muggins
• tomfool
• chump
• gull
• mark
• patsy
• fall guy
• sucker
• soft touch
• mug
• jester
• motley fool
• befool
• fritter
• frivol away
• dissipate
• shoot
• fritter away
• fool away
• dupe
• slang
• cod
• put on
• take in
• put one over
• put one across
• horse around
• arse around
• fool around

Words that rhyme with fool

• rule
• cool
• pool
• school
• stool
• tool
• minuscule
• drool
• ridicule
• spool
• ghoul
• joule
• molecule
• mule
• retool
• vestibule
• whirlpool
• boule
• buhl
• cesspool
• highschool
• misrule
• overrule
• preschool
• saccule
• uncool
• virgule
• abdul
• agrifuel
• apostolopoul