Synonyms of idiot

idiot

noun

ˈi-dē-ət 

as in moron

a stupid person

only an idiot would invest in a company just because a casual acquaintance recommended it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• moron
• stupid
• dummy
• lunatic
• prat
• loser
• imbecile
• fool
• numbskull
• mutt
• dolt
• dimwit
• know-nothing
• ignoramus
• donkey
• knucklehead
• dunce
• jackass
• dullard
• dunderhead
• chucklehead
• bonehead
• blockhead
• simpleton
• nitwit
• doofus
• natural
• airhead
• cretin
• goon
• ninny
• loon
• pinhead
• half-wit
• oaf
• goof
• dumbhead
• lunkhead
• jerk
• clown
• numskull
• nimrod
• dummkopf
• meathead
• hardhead
• stupe
• dope
• dork
• schnook
• goose
• dum-dum
• nincompoop
• golem
• fathead
• bubblehead
• turkey
• yahoo
• schlub
• dumb cluck
• deadhead
• villain
• dip
• cluck
• clunk
• hammerhead
• gander
• shlub
• lump
• lamebrain
• noddy
• dodo
• saphead
• ratbag
• ninnyhammer
• birdbrain
• noodle
• chowderhead
• buffoon
• dumbbell
• clodpole
• loggerhead
• mome
• nit
• skunk
• thickhead
• stock
• madman
• cuddy
• dim bulb
• clodpoll
• cuddie
• loony
• woodenhead
• clot
• booby
• snake
• nut
• yo-yo
• creep
• zany
• mug
• beast
• boor
• gawk
• heel
• scatterbrain
• cad
• stinker
• cur
• featherbrain
• churl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• genius
• brain
• intellect
• thinker
• sage
• intellectual
• wizard
• whiz
• Renaissance man
• polymath
• sharpy
• sharpie

Phrases Containing idiot

• idiot box