Synonyms for ninny
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Nincompoop
nincompoop, fool, dunce, dullard, idiot, dolt, imbecile, nitwit informal, twit, stupid, dimwit, simpleton informal, silly, jerk, clod, dummy, put, poop, halfwit informal, tomfool, ninnyhammer, dummkopf
2. Dumb cluck
dumb cluck informal, dumb-bell, lame brain
3. Block head
Other
jack-ass, wee-wee, lack-wit, jackaninny vulgar dated
Definitions
- n. 1
A silly or foolish person.
- n. 2
Grandmother.
Related words
- Phrases
- stinking ninny
- Other spellings
- nunny
Forms
- Plural
- ninnies → nincompoops, fools, dunces, dullards…
Example sentences
- idiot When are you going to stop laughing like an idiot?
- dunce Tom had to wear a dunce cap.
- dullard You're not very bright. You're actually quite a dullard.
- nincompoop I slept in and missed my scheduled interview. I feel like such a nincompoop.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ninny | rising | |
| idiot | rising | |
| dunce | rising | |
| dullard | rising | |
| nincompoop | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- put1
- 4 letters
- fool1, jerk1, poop1, twit, dolt, clod
- 5 letters
- idiot3, silly2, dummy2, dunce
- 6 letters
- stupid2, dimwit, nitwit
- 7 letters
- dullard, halfwit2, tomfool
- 8 letters
- imbecile3, dummkopf
- 9 letters
- simpleton
- 10 letters
- nincompoop3, jackaninny
- 11 letters
- ninnyhammer
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idiot3 = 3 syllables).