Synonyms for mutt

Most common

idiot · dolt · ignoramus · dimwit · mongrel · tyke · bitzer · snowy sheathbill

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   An idiot, a stupid person.

2. n. 2

   A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin.

Forms

Plural

mutts → idiots, dumb-bells, dolts, dimwits…

Example sentences

• idiot When are you going to stop laughing like an idiot?
• 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.
• mongrel "Get that mongrel away from me!" "Her name is Cookie."

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

cur¹

4 letters

jerk¹, boob¹, goof¹, twit, dolt, tyke¹

5 letters

idiot³, dummy², booby², chump¹, dunce, ninny²

6 letters

dimwit, bitzer², galoot

7 letters

mongrel, dingbat, dullard, saphead

9 letters

ignoramus⁴

10 letters

nincompoop³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idiot³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français

corniaud

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