🔄 Synonyms of "Dimwit"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| nitwitnoun | (informal) A scatterbrained or stupid person. |
| doofusnoun | (slang, derogatory, sometimes affectionately, humorous) A person with poor judgment and taste; a foolish or silly person. |
| half-witnoun | A stupid or inept person. |
| idiotnoun | (derogatory) A person of low general intelligence. |
| foolnoun | (derogatory) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| doofnoun | (Australia, New Zealand, slang, uncountable) A type of music with pronounced bass, typically associated with the modified car scene. |
| moronnoun | (informal, derogatory) A stupid person; an idiot; a fool. |
| simpnoun | (originally African-American Vernacular, derogatory) A man who foolishly overvalues and defers to a woman, putting her on a pedestal. |
| blockheadnoun | (colloquial) A stupid person. |
| dumbassnoun | (US, sometimes considered vulgar, slang, mildly derogatory) A stupid or foolish person. |
| chumpnoun | (colloquial, derogatory) A gullible person; a sucker; someone easily taken advantage of; someone lacking common sense. |
| oafnoun | (derogatory) A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton. |
| stupidnoun | A stupid person; a fool. |
| dickwadnoun | (vulgar, slang, derogatory or offensive) A contemptible person; a fool. |
| buttheadnoun | (sometimes vulgar, colloquial, derogatory) An annoying person or someone who is difficult to get along with. |
| dickheadnoun | (synecdochically, derogatory) A jerk; a mean or rude person. |
| dirtbagnoun | (slang, derogatory) A dirty, grimy, sleazy, or disreputable person. |
| douchenoun | A jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; in particular, such a jet directed at the vagina for irrigation. |
| retardnoun | (offensive, dated) A person with mental retardation. |
| smartassnoun | (mildly vulgar) Synonym of know-it-all, an obnoxious clever person or a person making obnoxious efforts to seem clever by acting or behaving as if they know everything. |
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