Synonyms for idiot
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Imbecile — A person of low general intelligence
imbecile, fool, stupid, dolt, ignoramus, dimwit, twit, dullard, simpleton informal, ninny informal, silly, dunce, dumb-bell, chump informal, dummy, put, clod, zany, mug UK, halfwit informal, plonker UK, addle-brain
2. Cretin
cretin, half-wit, changeling dated
Definitions
- n. 1
A person of low general intelligence.
Only an idiot would fail this exam.
- n. 2
A person who makes stupid decisions; a fool.
We think that people who cycle without a helmet are idiots.
Related words
- Word family
- idiotacy idiotcy idiotery idiotic idioticy idiotish idiotism idiotlike
- Phrases
- idiot box idiot's lantern idiot savant idiot board idiot light idiot card idiot sandwich idiot sheet
- Is a kind of
- git
- Other spellings
- idjit
Forms
- Plural
- idiots → imbeciles, fools, stupids, dolts…
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.
- ignoramus Tom is an ignoramus. He understands absolutely nothing.
- dimwit Look at that dimwit egg-sucker over there.
By length
- 3 letters
- put1, mug1
- 4 letters
- fool1, twit, zany2, dolt, clod
- 5 letters
- silly2, dummy2, chump1, dunce, gomer2, ninny2
- 6 letters
- stupid2, monkey2, cretin2, dimwit, drongo, cumwad
- 7 letters
- dullard, halfwit2, plonker
- 8 letters
- imbecile3, gorbuson
- 9 letters
- simpleton, ignoramus4, tardbrain
- 10 letters
- changeling
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (zany2 = 2 syllables).