Synonyms of cod
120 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for cod is codfish. Other synonyms of cod are dunce and jughead.
Synonyms and similar words for cod
nounA sea fish of the family Gadidae which are sold as "cod", as haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)...
- codfishA cod (any of various fish, especially the Atlantic cod).
nounAn Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).
- common cod
- milwellThe Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).
- Scotch cod
nounA stupid or foolish person.
- asshat US, vulgarAn obnoxiously ignorant person; a fool.
- arsehole British, vulgar
- asshole US, vulgar
- berk BritishA fool, a prat, a twit, etc.
- birdbrainSomeone who is not intelligent.
- bonehead
- bozo
- buffoon
- brickheadA stubbornly stupid person.
- Charlie British
- chucklehead
- chowderheadAn idiot; a dummy.
- chump
- clart
- clown
- der-brainA fool.
- dim bulbA person who is slow-witted or stupid.
- dimwitA person who is deficient in intelligence.
- dingleberry
- dingus
- dipshit vulgarA stupid, obnoxious, or undesirable person.
- dipstick
- dirtbrainA person of low intelligence.
- div
- divvo
- divvy
- doltA stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.
- donk
- doofusA person with poor judgment and taste; a foolish or silly person.
- dope
- dork
- dotterel
- dullardA stupid person; a fool.
- dumbass US, vulgarA stupid or foolish person.
- dumbbell
- dumboA stupid person.
- dumb fuck US, vulgar
- dummy
- dunceAn unintelligent person.
- dunderheadA stupid person; a dunce.
- dupe
- fathead
- fenderheadA dolt.
- fuckwit vulgar
- fuzznut slangA foolish person; a despised person.
- ginkA guy, a fellow, especially (derogatory) a foolish, unworldly, or socially inept man; a goof.
- goober
- gooseberry British
- gowk
- gubbins
- half-baked UK, dialectalA foolish or stupid person; a fool, an idiot.
- Homer SimpsonA person who is foolish, easily distracted, and/or gluttonous.
- ignoramus
- imbecile
- jamoke
- jerk US
- jerkoff US, vulgar
- jolterhead
- joltheadA dunce; a blockhead.
- jugginsA fool; someone very credulous or easily fooled.
- jugheadA fool.
- knuckleheadAn idiot; a stupid or inept person.
- lamebrainA fool.
- mameluke (US (Italian-American)
- slang)
- maroon
- meathead
- mong British, vulgar
- moron
- mug British
- muggins British
- mushheadA stupid person.
- nimrod
- nit
- nitwitA scatterbrained or stupid person.
- not the sharpest knife in the drawerLacking in intelligence; dimwitted.
- numskull
- numptyAn idiot, dolt or fool.
- oaf
- pillock BritishA stupid or annoying person; a simpleton; a fool.
- pinhead
- plonker British
- prat British
- retard
- shit for brains vulgarAn unintelligent, foolish person; an idiot.
- shithead vulgar
- shitwit vulgarA very stupid person.
- schmo
- schmuck US
- smooth brain
- snapperheadA dumbbell; a knucklehead.
- softheadA fool; a silly or feeble-minded person.
- sohai vulgarDumbass; idiot.
- stupid
- sucker
- thickhead
- tonto British
- tool
- tosser British, vulgar
- tosspot
- tubelight India, derogatory
- twat British, vulgar
- twerp
- twit
- wally British
- wantwitA person wanting or lacking wit or sense; a fool.
- wazzock BritishA stupid or annoying person.
- yampy British
- alcatote obsoleteA foolish oaf.
- bayard archaic
- blither dated
- bobchin obsoleteA fool.
- dill pickle US, dated
- doodle dated
- dote obsolete
- fiddle obsolete
Opposite of cod
adjectiveBad.
- bonaGood.
Meaning of cod
- noun A sea fish of the family Gadidae which are sold as "cod", as haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), and whiting (usually Merlangius merlangus).
- noun A sea fish of the genus Gadus, inclusive of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus), and Greenland cod (Gadus ogac or Gadus macrocephalus ogac).
- noun An Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).
cod in other languages
Questions about synonyms of cod
- What is another word for cod?
- Cod has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as codfish, dunce and jughead.
- What is the opposite of cod?
- The opposite of cod is bona.
- What does cod mean?
- Cod means a sea fish of the family Gadidae which are sold as "cod", as haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), and whiting (usually Merlangius merlangus).
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