1
: a short bar with weights at each end that is used usually in pairs for exercise
2
: a stupid person : dummy
Synonyms
- airhead
- birdbrain
- blockhead
- bonehead
- bubblehead
- chowderhead
- chucklehead
- clodpoll
- clodpole
- clot [British]
- cluck
- clunk
- cretin
- cuddy [British dialect]
- cuddie
- deadhead
- dim bulb [slang]
- dimwit
- dip
- dodo
- dolt
- donkey
- doofus [slang]
- dope
- dork [slang]
- dullard
- dum-dum
- dumbhead
- dummkopf
- dummy
- dunce
- dunderhead
- fathead
- gander
- golem
- goof
- goon
- half-wit
- hammerhead
- hardhead
- idiot
- ignoramus
- imbecile
- jackass
- know-nothing
- knucklehead
- lamebrain
- loggerhead [chiefly dialect]
- loon
- lump
- lunkhead
- meathead
- mome [archaic]
- moron
- mug [chiefly British]
- mutt
- natural
- nimrod [slang]
- nincompoop
- ninny
- ninnyhammer
- nit [chiefly British]
- nitwit
- noddy
- noodle
- numskull
- numbskull
- oaf
- pinhead
- prat [British]
- ratbag [chiefly Australian]
- saphead
- schlub [slang]
- shlub
- schnook [slang]
- simpleton
- stock
- stupe
- stupid
- thickhead
- turkey
- woodenhead
- yahoo
- yo-yo
Examples of dumbbell in a Sentence
I feel like a dumbbell for making such a stupid mistake.
no, you're not a dumbbell—this is one of the hardest courses the school offers
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Sarah Felbin, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
Or check out this four-in-one adjustable dumbbell set that can give you a full-body workout.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
In one of the videos, which has over 2 million views, Mescal does continuous upright rows with dumbbells for over 20 seconds.
—Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 22 Nov. 2024
Slowly lower the dumbbells back down to the starting position.
—Leoni Jesner, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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Sarah Felbin, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
Or check out this four-in-one adjustable dumbbell set that can give you a full-body workout.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
In one of the videos, which has over 2 million views, Mescal does continuous upright rows with dumbbells for over 20 seconds.
—Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 22 Nov. 2024
Slowly lower the dumbbells back down to the starting position.
—Leoni Jesner, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Dumbbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dumbbell. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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dumbbell
noun
dumb·bell
ˈdəm-ˌbel 
1
: a bar with weights at the ends that is usually used for exercise or building strength
2
: a stupid person : dummy entry 1
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