Synonyms of maroon
120 similar words
Another word for maroon is marooner. Other synonyms of maroon are Boschneger, Bush Negro, castaway, asshat and arsehole.
Synonyms and similar words for maroon
nounAn escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person.
- BoschnegerSynonym of Bush Negro.
- Bush Negro archaic, offensiveSynonym of maroon (“escaped black person of the Caribbean and the Americas, or a descendant of such a person”).
nounAn idiot; a fool.
- 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.
- dopeA stupid 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)
- 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
- addle-brainA foolish or dull-witted person.
- addleheadA foolish or dull-witted person.
- airheadA foolish, silly, or unintelligent person.
- baboon
- beanbrainA stupid person; an idiot.
- beetlebrainA stupid person.
- beetlehead
- bimbo slang
- blockhead informal
Meaning of maroon
- noun An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person.
- noun A castaway; a person who has been marooned (abandoned).
- adjective Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.
maroon in other languages
Questions about synonyms of maroon
- What is another word for maroon?
- Maroon has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as marooner, Boschneger, Bush Negro, castaway, asshat, arsehole, asshole and berk.
- What does maroon mean?
- Maroon means an escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person.
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