Synonyms of nits

nits

noun

plural of nit, chiefly British

1

as in nuts

a person who lacks good sense or judgment

stop being such a great nit and listen to what I have to say

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• thinkers
• sages
• brains
• geniuses
• genii

2

as in morons

a stupid person

some nit at the bar was claiming all politicians are crooked

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of nits

The Galaxy Watch Ultra boasts peak brightness of 3000 nits, just like the Apple Watch Ultra 2, which came out last year. —Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024

The watch is carbon-neutral and has a bright Retina display of up to 1000 nits, and the battery life lasts up to 18 hours on low power mode. —Nicol Natale, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024

Typically, an adult washes a child’s hair, then uses a special lice comb (included with many over-the-counter lice shampoos) to find all the nits and remove them. —Anna North, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018