All dotard synonyms
do·tard
D d noun dotard
- wimp — any of a group of weakly interacting elementary particles predicted by various unified field theories, as the W particle and Z-zero particle, that are characterized by relatively large masses.
- square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- fogy — an excessively conservative or old-fashioned person, especially one who is intellectually dull (usually preceded by old): The board of directors were old fogies still living in the 19th century.
- stick-in-the-mud — someone who avoids new activities, ideas, or attitudes; old fogy.
- granny — Informal. a grandmother.
- fusspot — a fussbudget.
- coward — If you call someone a coward, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid dangerous or difficult situations.
- misfit — something that fits badly, as a garment that is too large or too small.
- crybaby — If someone calls a child a crybaby, they mean that the child cries a lot for no good reason.
- baby — A baby is a very young child, especially one that cannot yet walk or talk.
- chicken — Chickens are birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat.
- pushover — Informal. anything done easily.
- invertebrate — Zoology. not vertebrate; without a backbone. of or relating to creatures without a backbone.
- jellyfish — any of various marine coelenterates of a soft, gelatinous structure, especially one with an umbrellalike body and long, trailing tentacles; medusa.
- old maid — Disparaging and Offensive. an elderly or confirmed spinster.
- stuffed shirt — a pompous, self-satisfied, and inflexible person.
- fussbudget — a fussy or needlessly fault-finding person.
- old fart — fart (def 2).
- old fogy — a person who is excessively old-fashioned in attitude, ideas, manners, etc.
- old geezer — elderly man
- cream puff — a shell of light pastry with a custard or cream filling
- yellow belly — Slang. a person who is without courage, fortitude, or nerve; coward.
adj dotard
- tottering — walking unsteadily or shakily.
- faltering — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- floundering — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
- trembling — to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
- decrepit — Something that is decrepit is old and in bad condition. Someone who is decrepit is old and weak.
- infirm — feeble or weak in body or health, especially because of age; ailing.
- senile — showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning, especially short-term memory and alertness, as a result of old age or disease.
- shaky — tending to shake or tremble.
- unsteady — not steady or firm; unstable; shaky: an unsteady hand.
- weak — not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
- anile — of or like a feeble old woman