Antonyms for tomfoolery


Grammar : Noun
Spell : tom-foo-luh-ree
Phonetic Transcription : ˌtɒmˈfu lə ri


Definition of tomfoolery

Origin :
  • 1812, from tomfool + -ery.
  • noun nonsense
Example sentences :
  • When is the carnival, and when does this piece of tomfoolery come off?
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • He liked Laurent on account of his tomfoolery, which made him laugh.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • We don't want this tomfoolery, nor to be treated like children.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • A man must be a glutton for tomfoolery if he could not be satisfied with that.'
  • Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
  • If you know anything, you can surely say it without all this tomfoolery.
  • Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • There's some tomfoolery going on here that has to be investigated.
  • Extract from : « The Innocence of Father Brown » by G. K. Chesterton
  • Don't you know, girl, that the whole business was tomfoolery?
  • Extract from : « The Last Woman » by Ross Beeckman
  • But when Barber saw the curtains, he called them "tomfoolery," and tore them down.
  • Extract from : « The Rich Little Poor Boy » by Eleanor Gates
  • If you must carry on this tomfoolery, why not do it by word of mouth?
  • Extract from : « Dolly Reforming Herself » by Henry Arthur Jones
  • “It is all tomfoolery,” John answered with fixity of 139 purpose.
  • Extract from : « The Wind Before the Dawn » by Dell H. Munger

Synonyms for tomfoolery

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