Thesaurus results for BUFFOON

buffoon

noun

(ˌ)bə-ˈfün

as in clown

a comically dressed performer (as at a circus) who entertains with playful tricks and ridiculous behavior the children at the birthday party giggled at the buffoon's silly tricks

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Recent Examples of buffoon He is looked upon as a bloviating buffoon, not to be believed or taken seriously. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026 Playing alongside Clarence Muse, who portrays a tenant farmer, Fetchit was cast as the clichéd buffoon, lazy and happy-go-lucky. —

Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026 So the Dolphins haven’t totally escaped their buffoon-like past with Ross at the helm. —

Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026 The movie is like a version of Waiting for Guffman (1996) in which the Christopher Guest character was not a buffoon but an earnest striver with grit and (significant) talent. —

Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for buffoon

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clown

Noun

The group demonstrated near the Washington Monument and was met by a few counter protestors, one of which played clown music throughout the majority of the demonstration.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
But many did not, as the 1981 episodes tell the grim tale of a young girl named Sylvia (Barash), who is raped by a stranger wearing a horrifying clown mask.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026