Synonyms of dolt

dolt

noun

ˈdōlt 

as in idiot

a stupid person

he's always jokingly calling his best friend a dolt

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of dolt

Even the most cynical members of the federal government failed to arrange a useful role for such a dolt. —Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023

In effect, those dolts have allied themselves with Hamas, a terrorist military cabal hell-bent on a latter-day holocaust. —Noah Rothman, National Review, 26 Oct. 2023

Now with Eli getting older, Judy is stuck competing for dominance with her brothers: firstborn Jesse, played by Danny McBride in the traditional McBride mold of pompous, all-American dolts; and youngest brother Kelvin (Adam Devine), a youth minister who dresses like a wannabe Bieber. —Jessica M. Goldstein, Washington Post, 16 June 2023

Our intolerable situation forces us to welcome such witless dolts to our side. —Ana Marie Cox, The New Republic, 3 Apr. 2023