foolishly
In stupid fashion
Foolishly is the adverb form of foolish, describing actions done without good sense or judgment.
If you act foolishly, you do something unwise, imprudent, or silly—something a more careful person might avoid.
I foolishly assumed the store would be open on the holiday.
The word often appears in retrospective admissions of error, acknowledging that one should have known better.
With limited perspective
- short-sightedlyActing without considering consequences
- neglectfullyWith disregard for duty
- narrow-mindedlyWith rigid thinking
- blindlyWithout seeing or considering
unwisely · carelessly · obliviously · heedlessly · thoughtlessly · imprudently · blinkered · unreflectively
Without careful thought
- unthinkinglyWithout conscious deliberation
- heedlesslyWithout paying attention
- imprudentlyWithout good judgment
- incautiouslyWithout due care
thoughtlessly · hastily · carelessly · unwisely · recklessly · impetuously · precipitately · indiscreetly
In nonsensical manner
- ridiculouslyIn laughable excess
- ludicrouslyIn a ridiculous manner
- preposterouslyIn a ridiculous manner
- farcicallyIn an absurd manner
zanily · goofily · clownishly · sillily · daftly · idiotically · laughably · nonsensically
With foolish trust
- credulouslyWith excessive trustfulness
- trustinglyWith naive belief
- innocentlyWithout intent to harm
- simplisticallyIn an oversimplified manner
unwarily · unsuspectingly · ingenuously · artlessly · greenly · wide-eyed · unworldly · childishly
myopically
With limited perspective
- short-sightedlyActing without considering consequences
- neglectfullyWith disregard for duty
- narrow-mindedlyWith rigid thinking
blindly · unwisely · carelessly · obliviously · heedlessly · thoughtlessly · imprudently · blinkered · unreflectively · irrationally
rashly
Without careful thought
- unthinkinglyWithout conscious deliberation
- heedlesslyWithout paying attention
- imprudentlyWithout good judgment
incautiously · thoughtlessly · hastily · carelessly · unwisely · recklessly · impetuously · precipitately · indiscreetly · spontaneously
absurdly
In nonsensical manner
- ridiculouslyIn laughable excess
- ludicrouslyIn a ridiculous manner
- preposterouslyIn a ridiculous manner
farcically · zanily · goofily · clownishly · sillily · daftly · idiotically · laughably · nonsensically · buffoonishly
gullibly
With foolish trust
- credulouslyWith excessive trustfulness
- trustinglyWith naive belief
- innocentlyWithout intent to harm
simplistically · unwarily · unsuspectingly · ingenuously · artlessly · greenly · wide-eyed · unworldly · childishly · impressionably
- adverbsquickly, slowly, very, really, now
- sentence adverbsobviously, certainly, probably, possibly, perhaps
- mental adverbsmentally, cognitively, consciously, unconsciously, subconsciously
foolishlywisely
With good judgment
sensibly · intelligently · sagely · judiciously · prudently
foolishlycarefully
With deliberate attention
cautiously · circumspectly · prudently · advisedly · thoughtfully
- penny wise, pound foolishEconomizing on trifles, squandering on essentials
- penny wise and pound foolishEconomizing on trifles while squandering larger sums
- penny-wise and pound-foolishCareful with little, careless with much
- pound foolishWasteful with significant amounts