Dummy

/ˈdʌmi/

Synonyms for "dummy" (448 found)

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Closest matches (90)

a nobodya nothingace adherent advocate affected agentalter egoalternate alternativeamicus curiaeanalogy ancilla apocryphal appliance artificial ass assumed attorney backup

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backup manbastardbest bowerblock blockhead boeotian bogus bower brummagem burlesque bust card cards carving champion change changelingcharlie mccarthycheat cipherclay modelclinquant clod clubscold typecold-type typesettingcolorable coloredcommon mancomparison composingcomposing stickcompositioncomputerized typesettingcontrivance copy counterfeit counterfeited creaturedeaf mutedeaf-mute deck deputy deuce device diamond diamonds dimwit disciple distorted dodo doll dolly dolt donkey dope doubledressed updud dullard dullhead

Noun(9 words)

abc bimbosbinary variableblankblank shellboob booby chump dope

Strong matches (134)

dumb cluckdumbbell dummkopf dunce dupe duplication embellished embroidered equal equivalent ersatz exchangeexecutive officerexponentface cardsfacsimile factitious fake faked fakement

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false falsified fantoccini feigned fictitious fictive figure figurehead figurine fill-inflash in the panflunky flush follower fool forgeryframe upframe-up fraud frontfront manfull housefurnituregalley chasegarbled ghost ghostwriter gilliegingerbread mango betweengo-between goon gowk hand handmaid handmaidenhanger onhanger-on hearts henchman hoaxhollow manhot-metal typesettingidiot ignoramus illegitimate imitation implement imposition impostor insignificancy instrument interagent intermediary intermediate intermedium intertype jack jackal jackstraw jobbernowl joker junk junky justification king knave knockoffknow nothinglackey lackwit lamebrainlay figurelayoutleft bowerlever lieutenant lightweight likenessline of typelinotypelittle fellowlittle guylocumlocum tenenslooby loonmake believemake-believe makeshift manman in the streetman mademan of strawman-made manikin mannequin mannikin

Noun(14 words)

dumbbell dumbiedummy codedummy devicefake figure foo fool fpo indicator manikin manikins mannequins mannikins

Verb(1 words)

dummy up

Adjective(1 words)

fictional character

Related words (224)

marionette mechanism mediator mediocrity medium metaphor metonymy midwife minion mockmock upmock-up model monotype monument moron mute myrmidon nebbishnext best thing

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niais nincompoop ninny ninnyhammer nitwit nobodynobody one knowsnoddynominal headnonentity nothing nullity numskull obscurity organ pacifier pack pair paranymph paraphrase parody paste pawn personnel perverted phony photocomposition photosetting phototypesetterphototypesetting machinepicture cardspilot modelpinchpinch hitterpinchbeckpip squeakpip-squeakplaying cardsplaything pleaderportrait bustpretended procurator provisional proxy pseudopumpkin headpunk puppet pushover putput onput up jobput-onput-up jobquasi queen queer quoin relief replacement replica representation representative reprint reproduction reserve reserves ringerrip offrip-off roundroyal flushrubber ruff runt sample satellite scarecrow scrub sculpturesecond in commandsecond stringsecondary self-styled servant setting sham shoddy shrimp sign silly simpleton simulacrum simulated simulation singleton slave slugsmall frysmall potatosmall potatoessnowmanso calledso-called soi-disant spade spades spare spares spurious squirt squitstand instand-in statuary statue statuette stooge stopgap straight stupid sub substituent substitute substitution succedaneum superseder supplanter supposititious surrogate swindle sycophant symbol synecdoche synthetic temporary tentative thickwitthing of naughtthird stringthug tin tinsel titivated token tool toy travesty trey trick trifle trump twisted typesettingtypesetting machineunauthentic understudy ungenuine unnatural unreal utilityutility manutility playervehicle version vicarvicar generalvicarious vicevice presidentvice-president vice-regent vicegerent votary warpedwax figurewaxwork whiffet whippersnapperwhited sepulcherwitlingwood carvingwood modelyes-man zero

Noun(18 words)

marionettes mockmock descriptormockup model moron musclebrain nitwit pacifiers pinhead replica shamsilent personsimpleton simulant stubbing stubs surrogate

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

15 entries

cartridge createdeaf-and-dumb persondeaf-mute descriptor device figure make mute person produce representation simple simpletonstatistical variable

More specific

15 entries

bench mockupcrash test dummydummy variableengineering mockupfakegender dummymockmock objectmoron nitwit sham simpletontime dummytraining dummytreatment dummy

Collocations

9 entries

crash test dummydummy datadummy devicedummy loaddummy modeldummy textdummy variablelife sized dummytraining dummy

Inflections

3 entries

dummier dummies dummiest

Derivations

3 entries

dumminessdummy codingdummyish

similar

2 entries

artificial unreal

Translations

9 translations across 9 languages.

Bulgarian

1 entries

мор noun (bridge: the partner of the winning bidder, who shows his or her hand)

Finnish

1 entries

lepääjä noun (bridge: the partner of the winning bidder, who shows his or her hand)

French

1 entries

mort noun (bridge: the partner of the winning bidder, who shows his or her hand)

Irish

1 entries

balbhán noun (bridge: the partner of the winning bidder, who shows his or her hand)

Italian

1 entries

morto noun (bridge: the partner of the winning bidder, who shows his or her hand)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

blindemann noun (bridge: the partner of the winning bidder, who shows his or her hand)

Polish

1 entries

dziadek noun (bridge: the partner of the winning bidder, who shows his or her hand)

Russian

1 entries

болва́н noun (bridge: the partner of the winning bidder, who shows his or her hand)

Spanish

1 entries

muerto noun (bridge: the partner of the winning bidder, who shows his or her hand)

Sample sentences

31 total sentences available.

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The corporation set up a dummy company.

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"h" is a dummy variable.

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He made a crash test dummy of himself.

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Tom is a dummy.

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