All halfwit synonyms
half-wit
H h noun halfwit
- idiot β Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person: If you think you can wear that outfit to a job interview and get hired, you're an idiot!
- dummy β a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- ass β An ass is an animal which is related to a horse but which is smaller and has long ears.
- stooge β an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.
- jerk β to move with a quick, sharp motion; move spasmodically.
- sucker β a person or thing that sucks.
- clown β A clown is a performer in a circus who wears funny clothes and bright make-up, and does silly things in order to make people laugh.
- twit β to taunt, tease, ridicule, etc., with reference to anything embarrassing; gibe at. Synonyms: jeer at, mock, insult, deride.
- buffoon β If you call someone a buffoon, you mean that they often do foolish things.
- boob β A woman's boobs are her breasts.
- nerd β a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- fool β to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
- dummy β a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- dumbbell β a gymnastic apparatus consisting of two wooden or metal balls connected by a short bar serving as a handle, used as a weight for exercising.
- dunce β a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
- dullard β a stupid, insensitive person.
- idiot β Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person: If you think you can wear that outfit to a job interview and get hired, you're an idiot!
- nitwit β a slow-witted, stupid, or foolish person.
- dope β any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- imbecile β Informal. a dunce; blockhead; dolt: Don't stand there like an imbecile. Open the door!.
- blockhead β a stupid person
- clod β A clod of earth is a large lump of earth.
- simpleton β an ignorant, foolish, or silly person.
- dingbat β Slang. an eccentric, silly, or empty-headed person.
- ignoramus β an extremely ignorant person.
- moron β a city in E Argentina, SW of Buenos Aires.
- cretin β If you call someone a cretin, you think they are very stupid.
- dimwit β a stupid or slow-thinking person.
- dolt β a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- dunderhead β a dunce; blockhead; numbskull.
- dork β Slang. a silly, out-of-touch person who tends to look odd or behave ridiculously around others; a social misfit: If you make me wear that, Iβll look like a total dork! Synonyms: jerk, schmo; nerd, geek.
- victim β a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency: a victim of an automobile accident.
- lightweight β light in weight.
- bore β If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting.
- turkey β a large, gallinaceous bird of the family Meleagrididae, especially Meleagris gallopavo, of America, that typically has green, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and that is domesticated in most parts of the world.
- oaf β a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- sap β Fortification. a deep, narrow trench constructed so as to form an approach to a besieged place or an enemy's position.
- innocent β free from moral wrong; without sin; pure: innocent children.
- nincompoop β a fool or simpleton.
- bonehead β a stupid or obstinate person
- illiterate β unable to read and write: an illiterate group.
- ninny β a fool or simpleton.
- schlemiel β an awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right.
- numskull β a dull-witted or stupid person; dolt.
- loon β a crazy or simple-minded person.
- silly β weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish: a silly writer.
- fathead β Slang. a stupid person; fool.
- goose β any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- birdbrain β a foolish or unintelligent person
- twerp β an insignificant or despicable fellow: Her father thinks her boyfriend is just a twerp.