/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of seward's folly Find synonyms for: Noun1. Seward's Follyusage: the transaction in 1867 in which the United States Secretary of State William Henry Seward purchased Alaska from RussiaWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: loathe Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language