Synonyms of 'idiot'

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(noun) in the sense of fool

Definition

a foolish or senseless person

I knew I'd been an idiot to stay there.

Synonyms

fool

She'd been a fool to accept the offer.

jerk (slang, mainly US, Canadian)

He'd tricked her into walking into the garbage, to make her look like a total jerk!

ass

He was regarded as a pompous ass.

plank (British, slang)

charlie (British, informal, old-fashioned)

berk (British, slang)

prick (taboo, slang)

wally (slang)

prat (slang)

plonker (slang, old-fashioned)

twit (informal, mainly British)

a pompous twit who loved the sound of his own voice

chump

oaf (old-fashioned)

some oaf shouting into his phone

airhead (slang)

dimwit (informal)

Frankly, only a dimwit would say that.

dipstick (British, slang)

dickhead (taboo, slang)

gonzo (slang, rare)

schmuck (US, slang)

dork (slang)

nitwit (informal)

You great nitwit! What did you do that for?

blockhead

a bunch of bowler-hatted blockheads

divvy (British, slang, rare)

pillock (British, slang)

halfwit

nincompoop (old-fashioned)

Only a complete nincompoop would believe a story like that.

dweeb (US, slang)

putz (US, slang)

eejit (Scottish, Irish)

thicko (British, slang)

dumb-ass (slang)

gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang)

dunderhead

numpty (Scottish, informal)

doofus (slang, mainly US)

lamebrain (informal)

fuckwit (taboo, slang)

mooncalf (rare)

numbskull or numskull

galah (Australian, New Zealand, informal)

booby (old-fashioned)

Her husband is a booby.

coot (old-fashioned)

dickwit (taboo, slang)

dorba or dorb (Australian, slang)

bogan (Australian, slang)

dill (Australian, New Zealand, informal)

mampara (South Africa, informal)

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(adjective) in the sense of stupid

Here comes my idiot cousin.

Synonyms

stupid

I'm not stupid, you know.

simple

He's no fool, though perhaps a bit simple in some ways.

slow

thick

He speaks to me as if I'm thick.

dull

naive

dim (informal)

The new student wasn't as dim as we first thought.

dense

You can be a bit dense sometimes.

dumb (informal)

I came up with this dumb idea.

deficient

crass

They have behaved with crass insensitivity.

gullible

simple-minded

dozy (British, informal)

Some dozy bloke ignored the warning signs and drove into a lake.

witless

a witless piece of planning

stolid

the stolid faces of the two detectives

dopey (informal)

I was so dopey I believed him.

obtuse

I think you're being deliberately obtuse.

brainless

I got treated as if I was a bit brainless.

cretinous

unintelligent

He was abusive of Hemingway as an unintelligent philistine.

half-witted

slow on the uptake (informal)

dumb-ass (slang)

doltish

slow-witted

woodenheaded (informal)

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of ass

Definition

a foolish person

He was regarded as a pompous ass.

Synonyms

fool,

dope (informal),

jerk (slang),

idiot,

plank (British, slang),

berk (British, slang),

prick (taboo, slang),

wally (slang),

prat (slang),

charlie (British, informal),

plonker (slang),

coot,

twit (informal, British),

bonehead (slang),

dunce,

oaf,

simpleton,

airhead (slang),

jackass,

dipstick (British, slang),

dickhead (taboo, slang),

gonzo (slang),

schmuck (US, slang),

dork (slang),

nitwit (informal),

dolt,

blockhead,

ninny,

divvy (British, slang),

pillock (British, slang),

halfwit,

nincompoop,

dweeb (US, slang),

putz (US, slang),

fathead (informal),

weenie (US, informal),

eejit (Scottish, Irish),

thicko (British, slang),

dumb-ass (slang),

gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang),

numpty (Scottish, informal),

doofus (slang, US),

daftie (informal),

fuckwit (taboo, slang),

dickwit (taboo, slang),

numbskull or numskull,

twerp or twirp (informal),

dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),

bogan (Australian, slang)

in the sense of blockhead

Definition

a stupid person

a bunch of bowler-hatted blockheads

Synonyms

idiot,

charlie (British, informal),

fool,

jerk (slang, US, Canadian),

plank (British, slang),

berk (British, slang),

noodle,

prick (taboo, slang),

wally (slang),

prat (slang),

plonker (slang),

coot,

bimbo (slang),

twit (informal, British),

bonehead (slang),

chump (informal),

dunce,

dullard (old-fashioned),

dimwit (informal),

ignoramus,

dipstick (British, slang),

dickhead (taboo, slang),

gonzo (slang),

schmuck (US, slang),

dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),

bogan (Australian, slang),

dork (slang),

nitwit,

dolt,

divvy (British, slang),

pillock (British, slang),

dweeb (US, slang),

putz (US, slang),

fathead (informal),

eejit (Scottish, Irish),

thicko (British, slang),

dumb-ass (slang),

gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang),

numpty (Scottish, informal),

doofus (slang, US),

fuckwit (taboo, slang),

thickhead,

dickwit (taboo, slang),

numbskull or numskull

in the sense of booby

Definition

an ignorant or foolish person

Her husband is a booby.

Synonyms

fool,

jerk (slang, US, Canadian),

idiot,

berk (British, slang),

prick (taboo, slang),

wally (slang),

prat (slang),

plonker (slang),

goof (informal),

twit (informal, British),

dunce,

duffer (informal),

oaf,

simpleton,

dimwit (informal),

dipstick (British, slang),

dickhead (taboo, slang),

gonzo (slang),

schmuck (US, slang),

dork (slang),

dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),

bogan (Australian, slang),

nitwit,

blockhead,

plank (British, slang),

divvy (British, slang),

pillock (British, slang),

dweeb (US, slang),

putz (US, slang),

fathead (informal),

weenie (US, informal),

charlie (British, informal),

coot,

muggins (British, slang),

eejit (Scottish, Irish),

thicko (British, slang),

dumb-ass (slang),

gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang),

numpty (Scottish, informal),

doofus (slang, US),

lamebrain (informal),

fuckwit (taboo, slang),

dickwit (taboo, slang),

numbskull or numskull

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