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Synonyms for dimwit

  • noun

Most common

idiot half-wit dolt nincompoop

All synonyms

Noun

1. Nitwit

nitwit informal, half-wit, idiot, dolt, nincompoop, dullard, fool, ninny informal, dunce, donkey, mutt, noddy, dope, dim bulb informal, halfwit informal, addle-brain, musclebrain US, moron, twit, clod, dummy, changeling

Other

pin-head, dumb-bell, lame brain, jack-ass, lack-wit, obliviot slang

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A person who is deficient in intelligence.

Forms

Plural
dimwits → nitwits, half-wits, idiots, dolts…

Example sentences

  • idiot When are you going to stop laughing like an idiot?
  • dolt Only a dolt could fail to understand what was implied by that letter.
  • nincompoop I slept in and missed my scheduled interview. I feel like such a nincompoop.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
dimwitrising
idiotrising
doltrising
nincompooprising

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

By length

4 letters
fool1, dope1, mutt1, twit, dolt, clod
5 letters
idiot3, moron2, dummy2, dunce, noddy, ninny2
6 letters
donkey2, nitwit
7 letters
dullard, halfwit2
8 letters
obliviot
10 letters
changeling, nincompoop3
11 letters
musclebrain

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

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