Synonyms for dummy
ˈdʌm idum·my

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1. dummynoun

   Synonyms:
   mannequin, marionette

2. dummynoun

   A pacifier.

   The baby wants her dummy.

   Synonyms:
   pacifier, soother

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1. dummy, silent personnoun

   a person who does not talk

   Synonyms:
   booby, blank shell, boob, silent person, dope, pinhead, blank, dumbbell

   Antonyms:
   natural

2. dumbbell, dummy, dope, boob, booby, pinheadnoun

   an ignorant or foolish person

   Synonyms:
   the skinny, smoke, gage, blank, boob, green goddess, weed, dope, breast, sess, knocker, skunk, silent person, booby, dumbbell, cola, pinhead, locoweed, bosom, low-down, blank shell, titty, grass, pot, sens, tit, poop

   Antonyms:
   natural

3. dummynoun

   a figure representing the human form

   Synonyms:
   booby, blank shell, boob, silent person, dope, pinhead, blank, dumbbell

   Antonyms:
   natural

4. blank, dummy, blank shelladjective

   a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet

   Synonyms:
   silent person, blank shell, boob, booby, dope, space, pinhead, blank, lacuna, dumbbell

   Antonyms:
   natural

5. dummyverb

   having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function

   "a dummy corporation"

   Antonyms:
   natural

6. dummy, dummy upverb

   make a dummy of

   "dummy up the books that are to be published"

   Synonyms:
   be quiet, close up, clam up, belt up, keep mum, shut up, dummy up, button up

   Antonyms:
   natural

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1. • Figure
   • Make
   • Mute
   • Simpleton

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1. dummynoun

   Synonyms:
   mute, dumb person

2. dummynoun

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] dumb-waiter

3. dummynoun

   Synonyms:
   fourth hand (when only three persons play at whist)

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1. List of paraphrases for "dummy":

   manikin, mannequin, fictitious, nominal, supermodel, puppet, idiot, dichotomous, fictional, fictive, false, moron, beta, fool, stupid, doll, auxiliary, model, jerk, jackass

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1. Gutierrez Reed attorneys:

   We don’t know, however, whether that live round came from that box, we’re assuming it did. We’re assuming somebody put that live round in that box, which, if you think about that, the person who put the live round in the box of dummy rounds had to have the purpose of sabotaging the set. There’s no other reason you would do that. That you would mix that live round with the dummy rounds.

2. Don Rickles:

   Hey dummy, this floozy your latest thing? You can do better than her, cause I’ve seen better legs on Sonny Liston.

3. Jason Bowles:

   We know a couple of facts. We know there was a live round in a box of dummy rounds that shouldn’t have been there. At least one round. We have people who walked off set because they were disgruntled. We have a timeline of approximately 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. that day in which the firearms at that time were unattended, so there was opportunity to tamper with this scene and yes, we’re looking at that possibility.

4. Vin Scully:

   I feel like such a dummy, only Scully could lose a ring while putting meat in a bag.

5. Gutierrez Reed:

   There was a box of dummy rounds and the box is labeled dummy. Hannah did take from that box which she by all accounts should have been able to rely on, that contains only dummy rounds, she loaded rounds from that box into the handgun only to later find out -- and she had no idea -- she inspected the rounds, that there was a live round. Now we don't know, however, whether that live round came from that box. We're assuming it did. We're assuming somebody put the live round in that box, which if you think about that, the person who put the live round in the box of dummy rounds had to have the purpose of sabotaging this set. There's no other reason you would do that.