fool
A strong term for someone who lacks intelligence or common sense.
Used to describe someone who is very foolish.
Used to describe someone who is foolish in a light-hearted or annoying way.
Emphasizes that someone is entirely foolish.
Emphasizes that someone is completely foolish in every way.
Emphasizes that someone is completely foolish.
Used to show sympathy, affection or a lack of respect.
unfortunate
To deceive someone entirely.
To deceive someone without difficulty.
To make someone or oneself look stupid.
be too clever to be deceived by sb/sth
be too clever to be deceived by sb/sth
To behave in a silly way to make people laugh.
To behave in a silly way to make people laugh.
Used to say that you think someone was stupid to do something.
To trick someone to make them do something.
To perceive oneself as being foolish.
To appear foolish to others.
To perceive oneself as being foolish.
To mistakenly believe someone is a fool.
To appear foolish to others.
Typically used in the negative 'not suffer fools gladly', meaning to be impatient with people one considers stupid.