Synonyms of moron
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Another word for moron is imbecile. Other synonyms of moron are idiot, retard, maroon, asshat and arsehole.
Synonyms and similar words for moron
nounA stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
- imbecile
- idiotA person of low general intelligence.
- retardA person with mental retardation.
- maroonAn 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.
- dingleberryA stupid or foolish person.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- blubberbrainA stupid person.
- Boeotian
- boob informal
Meaning of moron
- noun A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
- noun A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.
- noun A hypothetical particle whose existence and configuration can make a moral judgment true.
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