Synonyms for imbecile
- noun
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Idiot
idiot, moron, fool, half-wit, dolt, cretin, nincompoop, retard, twit, ninny informal, oaf, jerk, donkey, fathead, natural, changeling, halfwit informal, addle-brain, bamp, dullard, simpleton informal, dunce
Adjective
1. Idiotic
idiotic, imbecilic, retarded, feeble-minded, brainless, foolish, witless, fatuous, weak, silly, half-baked, half-witted, daft, senseless, goofy informal US CA
Definitions
- n. 1
A fool, an idiot.
- adj. 1
Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; especially, mentally weak.
hospitals for the imbecile and insane
Related words
- Word family
- imbecilic imbecility
Forms
- Plural
- imbeciles → idiots, morons, fools, half-wits…
Example sentences
- idiot When are you going to stop laughing like an idiot?
- moron Ziri wouldn't waste his smile on a moron like you.
- dolt Only a dolt could fail to understand what was implied by that letter.
By length
- 3 letters
- oaf
- 4 letters
- weak1, fool1, jerk1, daft1, twit, dolt, bamp
- 5 letters
- idiot3, silly2, moron2, goofy2, dunce, ninny2
- 6 letters
- donkey2, retard2, feeble2, cretin2
- 7 letters
- natural3, foolish2, idiotic4, fathead, witless2, fatuous3, halfwit2, dullard, bobchin
- 8 letters
- retarded3, impotent3
- 9 letters
- senseless2, brainless2, simpleton, imbecilic, noncompos
- 10 letters
- changeling, nincompoop3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idiot3 = 3 syllables).