Synonyms of half-wits

half-wits

noun

plural of half-wit

1

as in lunatics

a person who lacks good sense or judgment

some half-wit had left the gate open, and all the sheep had gotten loose

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lunatics
• fools
• nuts
• morons
• idiots
• geese
• ninnies
• simpletons
• nincompoops
• nitwits
• simps
• jackasses
• dingbats
• doofuses
• dipsticks
• nutcases
• monkeys
• ding-dongs
• turkeys
• losers
• cuckoos
• gits
• boobies
• berks
• charleys
• ninnyhammers
• charlies
• numbskulls
• imbeciles
• mooncalves
• daredevils
• dummies
• dolts
• nits
• featherheads
• madmen
• ignoramuses
• ignorami
• numskulls
• donkeys
• knuckleheads
• dopes
• dufuses
• know-nothings
• blockheads
• madwomen
• dunces
• yo-yos
• pinheads
• ding-a-lings
• shlubs
• airheads
• goons
• dodos
• fatheads
• scatterbrains
• schlubs
• chumps
• characters
• ganders
• laughingstocks
• birdbrains
• dorks
• dupes
• screwballs
• weirdos
• dumbbells
• crackpots
• codgers
• kooks
• oddballs
• butts
• schlemiels
• stocks
• schnooks
• cranks
• mockeries
• schlumps
• featherbrains
• dodoes
• shlemiels
• crackbrains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• thinkers
• sages
• brains
• geniuses
• genii

2

as in morons

a stupid person

even a half-wit knows that ice cream melts if it's not in the freezer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• morons
• idiots
• lunatics
• stupids
• numbskulls
• imbeciles
• dummies
• fools
• prats
• dimwits
• dolts
• losers
• dullards
• ignoramuses
• ignorami
• mutts
• dunderheads
• numskulls
• knuckleheads
• dopes
• cretins
• boneheads
• know-nothings
• blockheads
• lunkheads
• yahoos
• chuckleheads
• ninnies
• simpletons
• dunces
• nincompoops
• nitwits
• pinheads
• oafs
• donkeys
• shlubs
• jackasses
• airheads
• goons
• hardheads
• dodos
• meatheads
• nimrods
• chowderheads
• deadheads
• lamebrains
• loons
• doofuses
• bubbleheads
• ratbags
• stupes
• fatheads
• clowns
• schlubs
• naturals
• goofs
• ganders
• jerks
• turkeys
• noddies
• birdbrains
• dorks
• clodpoles
• golems
• buffoons
• clucks
• dumbheads
• loggerheads
• hammerheads
• dum-dums
• dumbbells
• dumb clucks
• lunks
• dummkopfs
• thickheads
• nuts
• geese
• ninnyhammers
• noodles
• stocks
• sapheads
• dips
• woodenheads
• lumps
• villains
• madmen
• clunks
• nits
• momes
• schnooks
• cuddies
• dim bulbs
• loonies
• dodoes
• skunks
• dufuses
• clodpolls
• clots
• zanies
• skunk
• yo-yos
• boobies
• mugs
• snakes
• gawks
• scatterbrains
• boors
• beasts
• creeps
• cads
• churls
• heels
• curs
• stinkers
• featherbrains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brains
• intellectuals
• geniuses
• genii
• thinkers
• intellects
• sages
• wizards
• whizzes
• polymaths
• Renaissance men
• sharpies