Synonyms for stumblebum

Most common

lump · goon · gawk · lubber · ham-and-egger · bum

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   An inept prizefighter.

2. n. 2

   A blundering or awkward person.

Forms

Plural

stumblebums → lumps, lubbers, lummoxes, goons…

Example sentences

• lump I bumped my head against the door and got a lump.
• gawk He stopped to gawk at the limousine.
• bum That lazy bum hasn't done a hand's turn in his life.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

bum¹, oaf

4 letters

lump¹, goon¹, gawk¹, clod, lout¹

6 letters

lubber², lummox

7 letters

palooka

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lubber² = 2 syllables).