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Synonyms for nincompoop

Most common

idiot dolt dimwit dullard jack-ass dumb-bell lame brain

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A foolish or silly person.

Forms

Plural
nincompoops → dolts, fools, dullards, idiots…

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.
  • dimwit Look at that dimwit egg-sucker over there.
  • dullard You're not very bright. You're actually quite a dullard.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
nincompooprising
idiotrising
doltrising
dimwitrising
dullardrising

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

By length

4 letters
fool1, jerk1, dope1, poop1, gaby2, twit, dolt, putz1, gowk
5 letters
idiot3, dummy2, dunce, noddy, ninny2
6 letters
stupid2, donkey2, dimwit, nitwit
7 letters
asshole2, fathead, dullard, halfwit2
8 letters
imbecile3, arsehole2, numskull
9 letters
numbskull
10 letters
hammerhead
11 letters
ninnyhammer

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gaby2 = 2 syllables).