Synonyms of dope
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Another word for dope is scoop. Other synonyms of dope are asshat, arsehole, asshole, berk and birdbrain.
Synonyms and similar words for dope
nounInformation, usually from an inside source, originally in horse racing and other sports.
- scoopA story or fact; especially, news learned and reported before anyone else.
nounA stupid 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.
- boneheadSomeone who is thick-skulled, stupid, or stubborn.
- 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
- divvyA foolish person.
- doltA stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.
- donk
- doofusA person with poor judgment and taste; a foolish or silly person.
- 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 vulgarA very stupid person.
- fuzznut slangA foolish person; a despised person.
- ginkA guy, a fellow, especially (derogatory) a foolish, unworldly, or socially inept man; a goof.
- gooberA foolish, simple, or amusingly silly person.
- gooseberry BritishA fool.
- 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
- jamokeA stupid person, fool.
- jerk USA stupid person; an idiot or fool.
- 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)
- maroonAn idiot; a fool.
- meathead
- mong British, vulgar
- moronA stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
- mug British
- muggins British
- mushheadA stupid person.
- nimrodA foolish person; an idiot.
- 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.
- pinheadA foolish or stupid person.
- plonker British
- prat British
- retardA person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.
- shit for brains vulgarAn unintelligent, foolish person; an idiot.
- shithead vulgar
- shitwit vulgarA very stupid person.
- schmoA stupid, obnoxious, pathetic, or otherwise contemptible person; a schmuck.
- schmuck US
- smooth brainA stupid person.
- snapperheadA dumbbell; a knucklehead.
- softheadA fool; a silly or feeble-minded person.
- sohai vulgarDumbass; idiot.
- stupid
- sucker
- thickheadA stupid person.
- tonto British
- tool
- tosser British, vulgar
- tosspot
- tubelight India, derogatoryA person who is slow to reply or understand; a dim-witted person.
- twat British, vulgar
- twerp
- twitAn annoying or foolish person.
- 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 datedA foolish person; a fool, an idiot.
- bobchin obsoleteA fool.
- dill pickle US, dated
- doodle dated
- dote obsolete
- fiddle obsolete
- geck archaicFool; idiot; imbecile.
- gig archaic, dialectal
- gump US, dated
- ha'p'orth British, dated
Meaning of dope
- noun Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- noun An absorbent material used to hold a liquid.
- noun Any varnish used to coat a part, such as an airplane wing or a hot-air balloon in order to waterproof, strengthen, etc.
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