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Synonyms for donkey

Most common

dumb-bell lame brain imbecile dolt jack-ass mule burro neddy

All synonyms

Noun

1. Dullard — A fool

ass, dullard, dumb-bell, fool, lame brain, stupid, dolt, imbecile, dummy, fish, simpleton informal, dimwit, dunce, nitwit informal, dope, gowk, pin-head, moron, ignoramus, oaf, ninny informal, noddy

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A fool.

Forms

Plural
donkeys → asses, dullards, dumb-bells, fools…

Example sentences

  • imbecile The imbecile falls on his back and peels his nose.
  • dolt Only a dolt could fail to understand what was implied by that letter.
  • mule My friend disappeared like a grey mule in the fog.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
donkeyrising
imbecilesteady
doltrising

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

By length

3 letters
ass1, oaf
4 letters
fish1, fool1, dope1, mule1, dolt, gowk
5 letters
moron2, dummy2, dunce, burro2, noddy, ninny2, neddy
6 letters
stupid2, dimwit, nitwit
7 letters
dullard
8 letters
imbecile3
9 letters
simpleton, ignoramus4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (moron2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

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âne
Italiano
asino
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burro
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