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Synonyms for clod

35 synonyms
2 meanings

noun

Most common

idiot dunce oaf lout lump hunk earth sod

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Lout

lout, oaf, idiot, ninny informal, ass, fool, dunce, goon, gawk, noddy, lubber, lummox informal, stumblebum, dolt, dullard, dimwit, nincompoop, simpleton informal, dummy, dope, halfwit informal

2. Chunk

chunk, jerk, lump, ball, hunk, clump, glob

Other

earth, ground, sod, glebe, bab, dumb-bell, jack-ass

Definitions

n. 1
A lump of something, especially earth or clay.
n. 2
The ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf.

Related words

Word family: clodcrusher cloddish clodpate

Forms

Plural: clods → louts, oafs, idiots, ninnies…

Example sentences

idiot When are you going to stop laughing like an idiot?
dunce Tom had to wear a dunce cap.
oaf That oaf has no manners, always interrupting.
lout Trump is a lout, because he talks and acts like a lout.
lump I bumped my head against the door and got a lump.
hunk We won't get very far with this hunk of junk.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
clod		steady
idiot		rising
dunce		rising
oaf		rising
lout		rising
lump		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: ass¹, sod¹, bab¹, oaf
4 letters: ball¹, fool¹, jerk¹, dope¹, lump¹, goon¹, hunk¹, glob¹, gawk¹, dolt, lout¹
5 letters: earth¹, idiot³, dummy², chunk¹, clump¹, glebe, dunce, noddy, ninny²
6 letters: ground¹, dimwit, lubber², lummox
7 letters: dullard, halfwit²
9 letters: simpleton
10 letters: nincompoop³, stumblebum

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idiot³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français: balourd
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