Synonyms for lout
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Boor — A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin
boor, bumpkin, rube, loafer, gawky, lubber, peasant, caveman, lamb, rustic, churl, yahoo, bungler, unsophisticate, hick, barbarian, country bumpkin informal, countryman, hayseed, clown dated, yokel slang, looby dated
2. Oaf
oaf, clod, goon, gawk, clod hopper, fathead, lump, lummox informal, galoot, stumblebum
3. Ruffian — A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob
ruffian, rowdy, hooligan, vandal, bowsy informal IE, gurrier, hoodlum
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.
- n. 2
A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin.
Related words
- Word family
- loutish
- Phrases
- litter lout
Forms
- Plural
- louts → boors, bumpkins, rubes, loafers…
Example sentences
- rube When I moved to New York, everyone I met treated me like a rube.
- boor My grandpa describes a Karen as a boor.
- bumpkin Who brought this unpolished country bumpkin?
- clod I thought she was a clod at first, but we're happy on our farm now.
- oaf That oaf has no manners, always interrupting.
By length
- 3 letters
- oaf
- 4 letters
- lamb1, lump1, goon1, rube1, hick1, gawk1, clod, boor1
- 5 letters
- yahoo2, clown1, rowdy2, gawky2, yokel2, looby2, churl, bowsy
- 6 letters
- rustic2, vandal2, loafer2, lubber2, lummox, galoot
- 7 letters
- peasant2, caveman2, ruffian, fathead, hoodlum2, bumpkin2, hayseed, bungler2, gurrier
- 8 letters
- hooligan3
- 9 letters
- barbarian4
- 10 letters
- countryman3, stumblebum
- 14 letters
- unsophisticate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (yahoo2 = 2 syllables).