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Synonyms for dullard

33 synonyms
2 antonyms
2 meanings

noun

Most common

dolt ignoramus dunce stupid block head bone head

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Dolt

dolt, ignoramus, simpleton informal, dunce, stupid, fool, dimwit, moron, nitwit informal, ninny informal, idiot, oaf, noddy, donkey, dumb-bell, loon, booby, dummy, changeling, dope, natural, halfwit informal

2. Block head

block head, bone head, pin-head

Other

lame brain, jack-ass, lack-wit, bore, numbskull UK, numskull US, doldrum, beigist

Antonyms

prodigy, scholar

All antonyms of dullard →

Definitions

n. 1
A stupid person; a fool.

Forms

Plural: dullards → dolts, ignoramuses, simpletons, dunces…

Example sentences

dunce Tom had to wear a dunce cap.
dolt Only a dolt could fail to understand what was implied by that letter.
ignoramus Tom is an ignoramus. He understands absolutely nothing.
dimwit Look at that dimwit egg-sucker over there.
bore You're such a bore. You never want to go anywhere.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
dullard		rising
dunce		rising
dolt		rising
ignoramus		steady
dimwit		rising
bore		steady

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

By length

3 letters: oaf
4 letters: fool¹, dope¹, bore¹, loon¹, dolt
5 letters: idiot³, moron², dummy², booby², dunce, noddy, ninny²
6 letters: stupid², donkey², dimwit, nitwit
7 letters: natural³, halfwit², doldrum², beigist
8 letters: numskull
9 letters: simpleton, ignoramus⁴, numbskull
10 letters: changeling

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