Synonyms of idiot
120 similar words · 2 opposite words
Another word for idiot is imbecile. Other synonyms of idiot are moron, retard, asshat, arsehole and asshole. The opposite of idiot is genius.
Synonyms and similar words for idiot
nounA person of low general intelligence.
- imbecileA fool, an idiot.
- moronA stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
- retardA person with mental retardation.
- 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.
- dingleberryA stupid or foolish person.
- dingus
- dipshit vulgarA stupid, obnoxious, or undesirable person.
- dipstick
- dirtbrainA person of low intelligence.
- divA foolish person; an idiot.
- 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
- fatheadAn idiot; a fool.
- 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 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
- jamoke
- 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
- mug British
- muggins BritishA fool or idiot (especially as an ironic way of referring to oneself).
- 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
- shit for brains vulgarAn unintelligent, foolish person; an idiot.
- shithead vulgar
- shitwit vulgarA very stupid person.
- schmo
- 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 BritishSynonym of idiot: someone who is foolish or stupid.
- tool
- tosser British, vulgar
- tosspotA fool, prat; an idiot.
- tubelight India, derogatory
- twat British, vulgarA contemptible and stupid person; an idiot.
- 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 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
Opposite of idiot
nounMore antonyms
- geniusSomeone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or...
- intelligent person
Meaning of idiot
- noun A person of low general intelligence.
- noun A person who makes stupid decisions; a fool.
- noun A person of the lowest intellectual standing, a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old; a person with an IQ below 30.
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