Synonyms for dunce
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English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. dunce

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

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, bonehead, lunkhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, muttonhead, shithead, dumbass, fuckheadnoun

   a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence

   Synonyms:
   loggerhead, knucklehead, dunderhead, bonehead, hammerhead, numskull, loggerhead turtle, shithead, dumbass, blockhead, muttonhead, hammerhead shark, lunkhead

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1. • Stupid

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. duncenoun

   Synonyms:
   simpleton, fool, dolt, ignoramus, wiseacre, blockhead, block, numskull, dullard, thickhead, thick-skull, dunderhead, dunderpate, clod-poll, beetle-head, bull-head, dull-head, addle-head, logger-head, CHUCKLE-HEAD, jolt-head, lack-brain, shallow-brain, moon-calf, halfwit, oaf, changeling, booby, noodle, spooney, tony, NINCOMPOOP, ninny, JOBBERNOWL, flat, sawney, driveller, noddy, natural, SAP-HEAD, ass, jackass, goose, coot, loon, calf, non-compos, stupid fellow, silly fellow

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1. duncenoun

   Synonyms:
   dullard, dolt, numskull, witling, blockhead, coot, lackbrain, ninny, oaf, nincompoop, mooncalf, ignoramus, booby, simpleton

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1. List of paraphrases for "dunce":

   twat, moron, putz

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1. Lisa Haisha:

   The Joker is a powerful archetype: They are the jester, the dunce, the trickster, and the shape-shifter.