| Main Entry: | foolishness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | idiocy, nonsense |
Synonyms: |
absurdity, absurdness, bunk, carrying-on, claptrap, craziness, dumb trick, folly, fool trick, foolery, horse feathers, impracticality, imprudence, inanity, indiscretion, insanity, insensibility, irrationality, irresponsibility, ludicrousness, lunacy, mistake, poppycock, preposterousness, rubbish*, senselessness, silliness, stupidity, tommyrot, twaddle, unreasonableness, unwiseness, weakness, witlessness |
Antonyms: |
care, carefulness, caution, circumspection, prudence, sense, seriousness, thoughtfulness, wiseness |
| Main Entry: | monkey business |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shenanigans |
Synonyms: |
absurdity, absurdness, antics, buffoonery, carrying-on, clowning around, craziness, disobedience, foolery, foolishness, hanky-panky, high jinks, hokey-pokey, horse feathers, horseplay, inanity, insanity, irresponsibility, ludicrousness, lunacy, misbehavior, mischief, mischief-making, monkeyshine, nonsense, poppycock, prank, silliness, stupidity, tommyrot |
| Main Entry: | scene |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | display of emotion |
Synonyms: |
carrying-on, commotion, confrontation, exhibition, fit, fuss, performance, row, tantrum, temper tantrum, to-do, upset |
| Notes: | an act is the main dramatic unit and a scene is a division within an act |
Antonyms: |
composure |
| Main Entry: | tomfoolery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nonsense |
Synonyms: |
absurdity, antics, bunk, carrying-on, clowning, craziness, folly, foolery, fooling around, foolishness, fun, funny business, giddiness, high jinks, horseplay, insanity, irresponsibility, joking, kidding around, ludicrousness, lunacy, madness, ridiculousness, senselessness, shenanigans*, silliness |
| Main Entry: | imbecility |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | foolishness |
Synonyms: |
absurdity, absurdness, bunk, carrying-on, claptrap, craziness, dumb trick, folly, fool trick, foolery, horse feathers, idiocy, impracticality, imprudence, inanity, indiscretion, insanity, insensibility, irrationality, irresponsibility, ludicrousness, lunacy, madness, mistake, nonsense, poppycock, preposterousness, rubbish*, senselessness, silliness, stupidity, tomfoolery, tommyrot, twaddle, unreasonableness, unwiseness, weakness*, witlessness, zaniness |
| Main Entry: | senselessness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | foolishness |
Synonyms: |
absurdity, absurdness, bunk, carrying-on, claptrap, craziness, dumb trick, folly, fool trick, foolery, horse feathers, idiocy, imbecility, impracticality, imprudence, inanity, indiscretion, insanity, insensibility, irrationality, irresponsibility, ludicrousness, lunacy, madness, mistake, nonsense, poppycock, preposterousness, rubbish*, silliness, stupidity, tomfoolery, tommyrot, twaddle, unreasonableness, unwiseness, weakness*, witlessness, zaniness |