Foolish vs Preposterous - What's the difference?
foolish | preposterous | Synonyms |
Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
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*:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish , but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
Resembling or characteristic of a fool.
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*:It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish .
Absurd, or contrary to common sense.
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Foolish is a synonym of preposterous.
As adjectives the difference between foolish and preposterous
is that foolish is lacking good sense or judgement; unwise while preposterous is absurd, or contrary to common sense.foolish
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Adjective
(en-adj)Synonyms
* absurd * idiotic * ridiculous * silly * unwiseAntonyms
* wiseDerived terms
* foolishnesspreposterous
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=The preposterous altruism too!