Synonyms for oafish
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Characteristic of or resembling an oaf; clumsy, stupid.
Example sentences
- neanderthal The Neanderthal was named after theologian Joachim Neander.
- boorish I feel like holding hands now would be incredibly boorish.
- loutish He makes no friends with his loutish behaviour.
- dumb Do you want to help me or just make dumb comments?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| oafish | rising | |
| neanderthal | steady | |
| boorish | rising | |
| loutish | rising | |
| swinish | steady | |
| dumb | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- dumb1, dull1
- 5 letters
- thick1, dense1
- 6 letters
- simple2, stupid2, obtuse2, stolid2
- 7 letters
- boorish2, loutish, swinish, doltish, lumpish
- 11 letters
- neanderthal4, lamebrained
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (simple2 = 2 syllables).