Synonyms of schmuck

schmuck

noun

ˈshmək 

slang

as in bastard

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

don't be a schmuck and create an embarrassing scene in public

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bastard
• jerk
• clown
• dog
• idiot
• joker
• moron
• skunk
• rat
• snake
• creep
• scumbag
• fool
• beast
• boor
• brute
• brat
• swine
• heel
• toad
• louse
• cad
• cretin
• scum
• villain
• dirtbag
• stinker
• lout
• bugger
• so-and-so
• vermin
• bounder
• rotter
• pill
• reptile
• slob
• buzzard
• varmint
• sod
• sleazebag
• scuzzball
• blighter
• fink
• sleazeball
• slimeball
• bleeder
• hound
• nuisance
• churl
• cur
• crud
• slime
• barbarian
• nerd
• sleaze
• son of a gun
• crumb
• stinkard
• chuff
• dolt
• savage
• wretch
• rat fink
• lowlife
• loudmouth
• caveman
• scoundrel
• vulgarian
• jackass
• imbecile
• schmo
• rascal
• rogue
• blockhead
• doofus
• Neanderthal
• scab
• miscreant
• airhead
• nitwit
• roughneck
• ninny
• dork
• snob
• scamp
• goon
• booby
• dope
• nincompoop
• dink
• turkey
• dweeb
• snot
• nut
• half-wit
• pest
• nit
• insolent
• snip
• birdbrain
• snoot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hero
• gentleman
• lady
• heroine
• idol
• role model
• saint
• angel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of schmuck

Now, any schmuck can prompt their way to being the next Hideo Kojima or Sam Lake. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 18 Feb. 2026

Was Kiritsis a narcissistic madman or a schmuck who’d put too much trust in the American ideals of hard work and fair treatment? — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026

But some schmuck producer somewhere out there in Hollywood doesn't agree, and hopefully some internet sleuths will figure out who the person is and shame them. — Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025

There are dozens upon dozens of memorable eccentrics, delusional antiheroes, blustery authority figures, sad sacks, screw-ups and all-too-lovable schmucks that populate the 12 feature films and handful of shorts directed by Wes Anderson. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025