Synonyms for lummox

Most common

lump · gawk · lout · lubber

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler.

   You've broken the plates, you great lummox!

Forms

Plural

lummoxes → lubbers, lumps, gawks, louts…

Example sentences

• lump I bumped my head against the door and got a lump.
• gawk He stopped to gawk at the limousine.
• lout Trump is a lout, because he talks and acts like a lout.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

oaf

4 letters

lump¹, goon¹, gawk¹, clod, lout¹, boor¹

5 letters

clown¹

6 letters

lubber², galoot

7 letters

bumpkin²

10 letters

stumblebum

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lubber² = 2 syllables).