Synonyms of know-nothing

know-nothing

noun

ˈnō-ˌnə-thiŋ 

as in idiot

a stupid person

often disparaged her coworkers as a bunch of know-nothings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• idiot
• moron
• stupid
• lunatic
• numbskull
• dummy
• ignoramus
• prat
• imbecile
• loser
• dolt
• dimwit
• fool
• knucklehead
• mutt
• dullard
• dunce
• dunderhead
• chucklehead
• airhead
• bonehead
• half-wit
• jackass
• blockhead
• ninny
• pinhead
• lunkhead
• cretin
• doofus
• nitwit
• natural
• simpleton
• donkey
• numskull
• goon
• oaf
• loon
• bubblehead
• nincompoop
• dumbhead
• hardhead
• goof
• stupe
• meathead
• jerk
• dork
• clown
• schnook
• nimrod
• schlub
• fathead
• dummkopf
• dum-dum
• cluck
• dope
• deadhead
• dumb cluck
• lamebrain
• golem
• shlub
• yahoo
• chowderhead
• ratbag
• dip
• clunk
• gander
• turkey
• hammerhead
• ninnyhammer
• birdbrain
• dumbbell
• villain
• buffoon
• noddy
• loggerhead
• dodo
• goose
• noodle
• lump
• clodpole
• saphead
• stock
• nit
• loony
• thickhead
• clodpoll
• cuddy
• mome
• dim bulb
• cuddie
• madman
• skunk
• woodenhead
• clot
• booby
• yo-yo
• zany
• nut
• creep
• boor
• snake
• mug
• scatterbrain
• gawk
• beast
• stinker
• cad
• heel
• cur
• churl
• featherbrain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of know-nothing

Instead, Fuego was a know-nothing machine that based its decisions on random choices and statistics. —Jonathan Schaeffer, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2014

Who knew the know-nothing King in the North had capitalist ambition? —Zoe Guy, Vulture, 2 July 2024

That end would be a story not so different from the one told by Miles Davis of his encounter with a know-nothing politician’s wife at a White House reception. —Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024

Before appointing Satoshi Morimoto, one of Japan's top national security experts, the current prime minister tapped two know-nothing legislators for the post of defense minister -- a result of paying more attention to party politics than a prospect's ability or vision. —Takashi Yokota, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2012

Have these know-nothings asked Hamas for their freedom? —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 May 2024

As soon as these opinions appeared, they were met with online blowback from people who deemed these execs anti-art philistines and know-nothings. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024

Their rowdy energy is so willfully disreputable, they must be made by a bunch of know-nothing lunkheads. —Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023