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Synonyms of 'simpleton'

noun

halfwitDictionary, fool, idiotHe was a lightweight, a political simpleton.
halfwit
I'm a mindless optimist, a cheery halfwit.
fool
He'd been a fool to get involved with her.
idiot
I knew I'd been an idiot to stay there.
charlie (British, informal)
goose (informal)
dope (informal)
I don't feel I'm such a dope.
jerk (slang, mainly US, Canadian)
He'd tricked her into walking into the garbage, to make her look like a total jerk!
plank (British, slang)
berk (British, slang)
wally (slang)
booby
Her husband is a booby.
coot
moron (slang)
I used to think that he was a moron.
geek (slang)
twit (informal, mainly British)
a pompous twit who loved the sound of his own voice
chump
dunce
He was a dunce at mathematics.
imbecile (informal)
I don't want to deal with these imbeciles any more.
oaf
Leave the lady alone, you drunken oaf!
dullard (old-fashioned)
jackass
dipstick (British, slang)
dickhead (taboo, slang)
gonzo (slang)
schmuck (US, slang)
dork (slang)
nitwit (informal)
You great nitwit! What did you do that for?
dolt
He's a first class dolt.
blockhead
a bunch of bowler-hatted blockheads
greenhorn (informal)
ninny
divvy (British, slang)
nincompoop
Only a complete nincompoop would believe a story like that.
dweeb (US, slang)
putz (US, slang)
fathead (informal)
Simple Simon
weenie (US, informal)
eejit (Scottish, Irish)
thicko (British, slang)
dumb-ass (slang)
gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang)
numpty (Scottish, informal)
doofus (slang, mainly US)
fuckwit (taboo, slang)
dickwit (taboo, slang)
nerd or nurd (slang)
numskull or numbskull
twerp or twirp (informal)
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang)
bogan (Australian, slang)
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Additional synonyms

blockhead
a stupid person
a bunch of bowler-hatted blockheads
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)
geek (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)
nerd or nurd (slang)
numbskull or numskull
booby
an ignorant or foolish person
Her husband is a booby.
fool
jerk (slang, US, Canadian)
idiot
berk (British, slang)
prick (taboo, slang)
wally (slang)
prat (slang)
plonker (slang)
geek (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)
nerd or nurd (slang)
numbskull or numskull
dolt
If you call someone a dolt, you think they are stupid, or have done something stupid.
He's a first class dolt.
idiot
fool
dope (informal)
jerk (slang, US, Canadian)
ass
clot (British, informal)
plank (British, slang)
charlie (British, informal)
berk (British, slang)
prick (taboo, slang)
wally (slang)
booby
prat (slang)
plonker (slang)
coot
geek (slang)
twit (informal, British)
chump (informal)
dunce
oaf
simpleton
dullard (old-fashioned)
dimwit (informal)
ignoramus
dipstick (British, slang)
gonzo (slang)
schmuck (US, slang)
dork (slang)
nitwit (informal)
blockhead
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)
lamebrain (informal)
fuckwit (taboo, slang)
thickhead
dickwit (taboo, slang)
nerd or nurd (slang)
numbskull or numskull
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang)
bogan (Australian, slang)

Nearby words of 'simpleton'

  • simpering
  • simple
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  • simplicity
  • simplify
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Thesaurus for simpleton from the Collins English Thesaurus
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Dictionary definition
If you call someone a simpleton , you think they are easily deceived or not very intelligent .
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Reflexive pronouns

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Scrabble score for 'simpleton': 13
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