Synonyms for Idiot
ˈɪd i ətid·iot

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. idiotnoun

   Antonyms:
   genius

2. idiotnoun

   usage note This may be used pejoratively, as an insult. It is a weak insult, however, and between close friends, family members, or lovers, is often completely nonaggressive.

   Antonyms:
   genius

3. idiotnoun

   Antonyms:
   genius

4. idiotnoun

   Synonyms:
   eejit

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. idiot

   Synonyms:
   dunce, fool, idler, ignoramus, illiterate person

   Antonyms:
   disciple, learner, pupil, savant, scholar, student

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. idiot

   Synonyms:
   imbecile, fool

   Antonyms:
   luminary, sage, authority

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.4 / 5 votes

1. idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retardnoun

   a person of subnormal intelligence

   Synonyms:
   nitwit, moron, doofus, cretin, dimwit, idiot, changeling, retard, imbecile, half-wit

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1. cretinos

   mentally subnormal

   Submitted by anonymous on September 24, 2020  

2. scuzzbucket

   scuzz= idiot, wedgie-deserving-mean-person

   your a scuzzbucket, chester

   Submitted by anonymous on December 16, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. idiotnoun

   Synonyms:
   fool, natural, natural fool

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. idiotnoun

   Synonyms:
   imbecile

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "idiot":

   fool, stupid, silly, moron, jerk, imbecile, butthead, dumb, numb-wit, jackass, foolish, idiotic, chump, dumbass, ldiot, dummy, asshole, twit, dumb-ass, cuttle-head, douche, brainless, sucker, dork, ass-wipe, goofball, cretin, schmuck, dimwit, -idiot, doofus, idiots, knucklehead, punk, daft

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1. List of known nicknames for "Idiot":

   Aloha Annie, Idiot, Tornatore & BLJ

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How to use Idiot in a sentence?

1. Mark Twain:

   God made the Idiot for practice, and then He made the School Board

2. Chris Fox:

   Every time I think about it, it makes me sick to my stomach. It’s horrible, because he’s an innocent bear minding his own business, just searching for food. Never got into trouble, never harmed anybody and you have this idiot who tracked him to hunt him, to kill him.

3. Colin Wilson:

   This is one of the most urgent problems for civilized man. He has created civilization to give him security. Security for what? For boredom? His chief problem seems to be that most human beings need a certain amount of challenge, of external stimulus, to stop them from sinking into the blank stare and blank consciousness of the idiot.

4. Link Starbureiy:

   When the Devil meets an idiot, both are in Heaven.

5. Peter Farrelly:

   I was an idiot, i did this decades ago and I thought I was being funny and the truth is Im embarrassed and it makes me cringe now. Im deeply sorry.