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| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | 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: | half-wit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stupid person |
| Synonyms: | blockhead, born fool, clod, cretin, dimwit, dingbat, dolt, dope, dope*, dork, dullard, dumbbell, dummy*, dunce, dunderhead, fool, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, jughead, lamebrain, moron, nitwit, pea brain, pea brain, simpleton, stupid person |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | imbecile |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very stupid person |
| Synonyms: | birdbrain, dimwit, dolt, dummy, dunce, fool, idiot, jerk, lamebrain, moron, pinhead, simpleton |
| Antonyms: | brain |
| Main Entry: | kook |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | eccentric person |
| Synonyms: | crackpot, crank, crazy*, dingbat, flake, fruitcake, lamebrain, lunatic, nut, screwball, wacko, weirdo |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lunatic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is crazy, mad |
| Synonyms: | crackpot, crank, cuckoo, demoniac, flake, fruitcake, kook, lamebrain, loon, maniac, neurotic, nut*, paranoid, psycho, psychopath, psychotic, scatterbrain, schizophrenic, sociopathic |
| Antonyms: | sane |
* = 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: | simpleton |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fool |
| Synonyms: | birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, boob*, buffoon, clod, clown, dimwit, dolt*, dope*, dunce, dunderhead, fathead, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, jerk*, lamebrain, lunkhead, moron, nitwit, numskull, oaf, stooge |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mooncalf |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fool |
| 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, jackass, jerk*, lamebrain, lightweight, loon, moron, nerd*, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, numskull, oaf, sap*, schlemiel, silly, simple, simpleton, softhead, stooge, sucker, tomfool, turkey, twerp, twit, victim |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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