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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | idiot |
| Synonyms: | dunce, fathead, fool, goof, goon, imbecile, jerk, nitwit |
| Main Entry: | dolt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stupid person |
| Synonyms: | airhead, blockhead, boob*, chump, clodpate, dimwit, dodo, dope, dork, dumbbell, dumdum, dunce, fool, goon, idiot, ignoramus, lamebrain, lunkhead, meathead, nitwit, sap*, simpleton, stupid, yo-yo |
| Antonyms: | brain, genius |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dullard |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dolt |
| Synonyms: | airhead, blockhead, boob*, dimwit, dope*, dork, dumbbell, dunce, fool, idiot, imbecile, lamebrain, lunkhead, meathead, nitwit, simpleton, stupid person |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fall guy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | easy victim |
| Synonyms: | boob, can-carrier, chopping block, chump, dupe, easy mark, easy touch, fool, goat, lamb to the slaughter, mark, patsy, pigeon, prize sap, sacrifice, sap, scapegoat, schlemiel, schmuck, sitting duck, soft touch, stooge, sucker, trusting soul, victim, whipping boy |
| Main Entry: | fool |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stupid or ridiculous person |
| Synonyms: | ass, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, boob*, bore, buffoon, clod, clown, cretin*, dimwit, dolt*, dope*, dumb ox, dunce, dunderhead, easy mark, fair game, fathead, goose, halfwit, idiot, ignoramus, illiterate, imbecile, innocent, jerk*, lamebrain, lightweight, loon, moron, nerd*, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, numskull, oaf, sap*, schlemiel, silly, simpleton, stooge, sucker, turkey, twerp, twit, victim |
| Antonyms: | brain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lout |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boor |
| Synonyms: | barbarian, bear, boob*, brute, buffoon, bumpkin, cad, churl, clod, clodhopper, dolt, dork, goon, lummox, oaf, philistine, rube, slob, vulgarian |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | moron |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stupid person |
| Synonyms: | addlepate, blockhead, boob*, dimwit, dingbat, dolt, dope*, dork, dumbbell, dummy*, dunce, fool, halfwit, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, lamebrain, loony, loser*, mental defective, nerd*, simpleton |
| Notes: | an idiot is a stupid person with a mental age below three years, while a moron is a stupid person with a mental age of between seven to twelve years |
| Antonyms: | brain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | patsy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fall guy |
| Synonyms: | boob*, chump, doormat, dupe, easy mark, fool, goat, gull, pigeon, pushover, sap*, scapegoat, schmuck, sitting duck, stooge, sucker, victim, weakling |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | schlemiel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dolt |
| Synonyms: | blockhead, boob*, bungler, dimwit, dope, dork, dumbbell, dunce, fool, goof, goon, idiot, ignoramus, jerk, lunkhead, meathead, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, sap*, schmuck, simpleton, stooge, stupid |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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