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Synonyms for idiot
ˈɪd i ətid·iot

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Wiktionary3.7 / 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 Antonyms3.0 / 1 vote

  1. idiot

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. idiot

    Synonyms:
    imbecile, fool

    Antonyms:
    luminary, sage, authority

Princeton's WordNet3.4 / 5 votes

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

    a person of subnormal intelligence

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

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Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  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 Synonymes5.0 / 1 vote

  1. idiotnoun

    Synonyms:
    fool, natural, natural fool

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 2 votes

  1. idiotnoun

    Synonyms:
    imbecile

Nicknames0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of known nicknames for "Idiot":

    Aloha Annie, Idiot, Tornatore & BLJ

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How to use idiot in a sentence?

  1. Kristi Bighley:

    The worst was probably the one that called him an idiot and said he couldn’t sell those hearing aids, obviously that person didn’t put himself in Gilbert’s shoes.

  2. George Bernard Shaw:

    The 100% American is 99% an idiot.

  3. Arthur Morgan:

    Revenge is an idiot's game.

  4. Art Spiegelman:

    Maus, free expression means the right to be an absolute idiot, and so I think it's important for those writers to exercise those rights.

  5. William Blake:

    To generalize is to be an idiot.


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