Foolhardy vs Ridiculous - What's the difference?
foolhardy | ridiculous | Related terms |
Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; bold but rash; hotheaded
* {{quote-book
, year=1876
, author=Mark Twain
, title=The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
, chapter=6
* 2000 . Bill Bryson, In a Sunburned Country , p. 14:
Deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.
Foolhardy is a related term of ridiculous.
As adjectives the difference between foolhardy and ridiculous
is that foolhardy is marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; bold but rash; hotheaded while ridiculous is deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.foolhardy
English
Adjective
(en-adj)citation, passage=The master’s pulse stood still, and he stared helplessly. The buzz of study ceased. The pupils wondered if this foolhardy boy had lost his mind.}}
- In the middle distance several foolhardy souls in wet suits were surfing toward some foamy outbursts on the rocky headland...
Synonyms
* bold * foolish * rash * daring * recklessDerived terms
* foolhardinessridiculous
English
Alternative forms
* (l) * (l)Adjective
(en adjective)- That hairstyle looks ridiculous .
- It's ridiculous to charge so much for a little souvenir.