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)

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
simple-minded
simpleton
simplicity
simplify
simplistic
All ENGLISH synonyms that begin with 'S'

Source

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 .

WH- words

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