Synonyms for buffoon
bəˈfunbuf·foon

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1. buffoon

   Synonyms:
   wag, clown, jester

   Antonyms:
   wit, genius, philosopher, pedant, visionary, dissembler, prig, enthusiast, hypocrite

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1. clown, buffoonnoun

   a rude or vulgar fool

   Synonyms:
   goof, clown, goofball, merry andrew

2. clown, buffoon, goof, goofball, merry andrewnoun

   a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

   Synonyms:
   cuckoo, jackass, goose, goof, fathead, bozo, clown, merry andrew, twat, zany, goofball

Matched Categories

1. • Comedian
   • Fool

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1. buffoonnoun

   Synonyms:
   mountebank, harlequin, jester, droll, merry andrew, punch, punchinello, clown, zany, scaramouch, fool, antic, jack-pudding, pickle-herring

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1. List of paraphrases for "buffoon":

   jester, clown, fool, joker, jerk-off, schmuck, turd, punk

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How to use buffoon in a sentence?

1. Ian Poulter -LRB- 70 -RRB-:

   Because I'm a buffoon, i mean, stupid. This golf course I can compete on because it's fiddly, it's position off the tee, small greens, need to chip it well, good pace putting when you're above the hole. All those things I do well.

2. Dianne Marie Teresa Cole:

   Stand and make noise. A buffoon doesn’t know the difference between ovation and derision.

3. Bob Smith:

   They're in the category of thinking that Trump is basically unqualified -- he shouldn't be here, he's a buffoon, that's not where Sen. Cruz is coming from.

4. Michael Kimmel:

   This provides a counter-narrative to all the action hero, buffoon images that we see.

5. James Carville:

   If you're still for Trump, you are a world-class buffoon, everything that he told you he cared about and was going to do, he's done none of it. He didn't focus on the American people or focus on anything. The only thing this man is focused on is making money.