All numbskull synonyms
numbΒ·skull
N n noun numbskull
- idiot β Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person: If you think you can wear that outfit to a job interview and get hired, you're an idiot!
- blockhead β a stupid person
- dolt β a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- donkey β the domestic ass, Equus asinus.
- dope β any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- dunce β a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
- fool β to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
- imbecile β Informal. a dunce; blockhead; dolt: Don't stand there like an imbecile. Open the door!.
- jackass β a male donkey.
- jerk β to move with a quick, sharp motion; move spasmodically.
- nitwit β a slow-witted, stupid, or foolish person.
- simpleton β an ignorant, foolish, or silly person.
- twit β to taunt, tease, ridicule, etc., with reference to anything embarrassing; gibe at. Synonyms: jeer at, mock, insult, deride.
- bonehead β a stupid or obstinate person
- bozo β If you say that someone is a bozo, you mean that you think they are stupid.
- character β The character of a person or place consists of all the qualities they have that make them distinct from other people or places.
- crackpot β If you describe someone or their ideas as crackpot, you disapprove of them because you think that their ideas are strange and crazy.
- dingbat β Slang. an eccentric, silly, or empty-headed person.
- dumbbell β a gymnastic apparatus consisting of two wooden or metal balls connected by a short bar serving as a handle, used as a weight for exercising.
- eccentric β deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
- fanatic β a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
- goof β to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.
- kook β an eccentric, strange, or foolish person.
- lunkhead β a dull or stupid person; blockhead.
- nut β the goddess of the sky, sometimes shown as a cow bearing Ra on her back and the stars on her underside.
- saphead β a simpleton; fool.
- dimwit β a stupid or slow-thinking person.
- moron β a city in E Argentina, SW of Buenos Aires.
- know-nothing β an ignorant or totally uninformed person; ignoramus.
adjective numbskull
- limited β confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
- dim β DIM statement
- dull β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- dumdum β a silly, stupid person.
- dummy β a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- pinhead β the head of a pin.
- simple β easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.
- slow β moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- stupid β lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- subnormal β below the normal; less than or inferior to the normal: a subnormal amount of rain.
- touched β moved; stirred: They were very touched by your generosity.
- yo-yo β a spoollike toy consisting of two thick wooden, plastic, or metal disks connected by a dowel pin in the center to which a string is attached, one end being looped around the player's finger so that the toy can be spun out and reeled in by wrist motion.
- backward β A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning.
- birdbrained β a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person.
- defective β If something is defective, there is something wrong with it and it does not work properly.
- dim-witted β a stupid or slow-thinking person.
- dopey β stupid; inane: It was rather dopey of him to lock himself out.
- dumbo β a stupid person: a class full of dumbos.
- exceptional β Unusual; not typical.
- feeble-minded β lacking the normal mental powers.
- gorked β Heavily sedated; knocked out.