Nitwit

/ˈnɪtwɪt/

Synonyms for "nitwit" (105 found)

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Noun(14 words)

dimwit addlehead airhead airheads blockhead blockheads boobies booby bore bozo clown cretins dimwits dolts

block boeotian clod cluck dimwit dodo dolt

Strong matches (32)

donkey dope dullarddumb cluckdumbbell dummy dunce featherweight gowk halfwit jobbernowl

Noun(20 words)

doofus dullards dummies dunce fathead fatheads fool git gonk gonks goober goof gooney half-wit humphrey idiot idiots ignoramus ignoramuses imbecile

Adjective(1 words)

dumbest

Related words (52)

Noun(31 words)

knucklehead knuckleheads lamebrains moke muppet muttonhead nincompoop ninniesnone too brightnumskull numskulls palooka pinheads plonking plunker prat putz saphead schmo schmuck

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shanny shmuck shnook simpletons stupe tweedle tweedledum twerp twerps twit twits

lackwit lamebrain lightweight looby loon niais nincompoop ninny ninnyhammer noddy pinhead put silly simp stupid thickwit twit witling zombie

Adjective(2 words)

none-too-bright thinkerobtuse

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More general

6 entries

exclamation fool insult interjection simple simpleton

More specific

6 entries

airhead blockhead dingbat dunce goofball nincompoop

Collocations

7 entries

absolute nitwitnitwit ideanitwit mistakenitwit movenitwit proposalnitwit remarkutter nitwit

Inflections

1 entries

nitwits

Derivations

4 entries

nitwitry nitwitted nitwittery nitwitty

Sample sentences

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I don't know what that nitwit could see.

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Don't listen to him, he's a complete nitwit.

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I can't believe I have to work with that nitwit again today.

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She's always making foolish decisions; she's a real nitwit.

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