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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