Synonyms & related words for folly

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of folly — including foolishness, stupidity, foolery, imbecility, lunacy, madness. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to folly

Explore words related to folly — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include insipience, tomfoolery, meshugaas, foolish, rabidness, stupidness, foolhardiness, tomfool. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for folly

Common synonyms for folly include foolishness, stupidity, foolery, imbecility, lunacy, madness, craziness, fatuity — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does folly come from?

The word folly breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root foll-, from Latin follis (“bellows, bag”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.