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Synonyms for nitwit

  • noun

Most common

half-wit dolt dimwit nincompoop

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Dimwit

dimwit, nincompoop, dolt, half-wit, twit, dullard, ninny informal, fool, dunce, dope, donkey, noddy, dim bulb informal, halfwit informal, gump, moron, dummy, booby, gowk, doofus slang

2. Block head

block head, pin-head, bone head

Other

dumb-bell, lame brain, jack-ass, lack-wit

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A scatterbrained or stupid person.

Forms

Plural
nitwits → dimwits, nincompoops, dolts, half-wits…

Example sentences

  • dolt Only a dolt could fail to understand what was implied by that letter.
  • dimwit Look at that dimwit egg-sucker over there.
  • nincompoop I slept in and missed my scheduled interview. I feel like such a nincompoop.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
nitwitrising
doltrising
dimwitrising
nincompooprising

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

By length

4 letters
fool1, dope1, gump1, twit, dolt, gowk
5 letters
moron2, dummy2, booby2, dunce, noddy, ninny2
6 letters
donkey2, doofus, dimwit
7 letters
dullard, halfwit2
10 letters
nincompoop3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (moron2 = 2 syllables).