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Synonyms for simpleton

Most common

fool dullard half-wit dolt

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A simple-minded person lacking common sense.

Forms

Plural
simpletons → fools, dullards, half-wits, dolts…

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.
  • dullard You're not very bright. You're actually quite a dullard.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
simpletonrising
idiotrising
doltrising
dullardrising

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

By length

3 letters
ass1
4 letters
fool1, dolt, gawk1
5 letters
idiot3, moron2, dunce, noddy, ninny2
6 letters
simple2, donkey2, noodle2
7 letters
natural3, dullard, halfwit2, saphead, witling
8 letters
imbecile3, numskull
9 letters
ignoramus4, numbskull
10 letters
loggerhead3

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

In other languages

Français
simplet
Italiano
sempliciotto