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| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | idiot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very stupid person |
| Synonyms: | blockhead, bonehead, cretin, dimwit, dork, dumbbell, dunce, fool, ignoramus, imbecile, jerk, kook, moron, muttonhead, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, out to lunch, pinhead, simpleton, stupid, tomfool, twit |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | idiotic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very stupid |
| Synonyms: | asinine, batty, birdbrained, crazy, daffy, daft, dull, dumb, fatuous, foolhardy, foolish, harebrained, imbecile, imbecilic, inane, insane, lunatic, moronic, senseless, silly, squirrelly, thick-witted, unintelligent |
| Antonyms: | brainy, intelligent, smart |
| Main Entry: | lummox |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | oaf |
| Synonyms: | beast, blunderer, boor, bruiser, brute, bumpkin, chump, clod, clodhopper, clown, dolt, dumb ox, dunce, fool, goon, half-wit, hayseed, idiot, imbecile, klutz, loser, lout*, lunkhead, moron, nincompoop, ox, sap*, simpleton*, yokel |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mad person |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is considered mentally ill |
| Synonyms: | bedlamite, crazy person, demented, deranged, idiot, imbecile, loon, lunatic, maniac, mental case, patient, psycho, psychopath, psychotic, raver, schizophrenic, sociopath |
| 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: | nitwit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | idiot |
| Synonyms: | blockhead, bonehead, cretin, dimwit, dork, dumbbell, dummy, dunce, fool, halfwit, ignoramus, imbecile, jerk, moron, nincompoop, ninny, numskull, pinhead, simpleton, stupid person |
| Main Entry: | numskull |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | idiot |
| Synonyms: | blockhead, bonehead, buffoon, cretin, dimwit, dolt, dork, dumbbell, dummy, dunce, fathead, fool, halfwit, ignoramus, imbecile, jerk, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, pinhead, simpleton, stupid person |
| Main Entry: | oaf |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is clumsy, stupid |
| Synonyms: | beast, blunderer, bruiser, brute, chump, clod, clown, dolt, dumb ox, dunce, fool, goon, idiot, imbecile, klutz, loser, lout*, moron, nincompoop, ox, sap*, simpleton |
| Antonyms: | handyman |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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