Antonyms for
fool
A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
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No Antonyms Found for Fool

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All Definitions for Fool

Below are all the dictionary definitions of fool:

1A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
2Someone who has been made a fool of or tricked
3Dupe.
4To trick
5To deceive.
6To act in an idiotic manner
7To act foolishly.
8A stock character typified by unintelligence, naïveté or lucklessness, usually as a form of comic relief
9Often used as a source of insight or pathos for the audience, as such characters are generally less bound by social expectations.
10An informal greeting akin to buddy, dude, or man.
11Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.
12Foolish.
13A jester
14A person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
15A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.
16A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.
17To make a fool of
18To make act the fool.
19A surname.
20Alternative letter-case form of fool (“a particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester”). [(derogatory) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.]

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