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Synonyms for moron

Most common

idiot imbecile cretin dolt weapon

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Idiot — A stupid person; an idiot; a fool

idiot, imbecile, cretin, dolt, stupid, ignoramus, twit, fool, dullard, simpleton informal, jerk US, dumb-bell, oaf, dummy, put, zany, natural, halfwit informal, juggins, dummkopf, addle-brain, musclebrain US

2. Half-wit

half-wit, changeling

Other

weapon

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.

  2. n. 2

    A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.

Forms

Plural
morons → idiots, imbeciles, cretins, dolts…

Example sentences

  • idiot When are you going to stop laughing like an idiot?
  • imbecile The imbecile falls on his back and peels his nose.
  • cretin Can you use "putin" as a synonym for "cretin"?
  • dolt Only a dolt could fail to understand what was implied by that letter.
  • weapon Moral leadership is more powerful than any weapon.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
moronrising
idiotrising
imbecilesteady
cretinrising
doltrising
weaponsteady

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

By length

3 letters
put1, oaf
4 letters
fool1, jerk1, twit, zany2, dolt
5 letters
idiot3, dummy2
6 letters
stupid2, weapon2, cretin2
7 letters
natural3, dullard, halfwit2, juggins
8 letters
imbecile3, dummkopf
9 letters
simpleton, ignoramus4
10 letters
changeling
11 letters
musclebrain

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (zany2 = 2 syllables).

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