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charlie

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variants: also charley

British

Synonyms & Antonyms of charlie

a person who lacks good sense or judgment

he's a nice enough bloke, but a real charlie when choosing his girlfriends

Synonyms for charlie

berk
[British],
booby,
cuckoo,
ding-a-ling,
ding-dong,
dingbat,
dipstick,
doofus
[slang],
featherhead,
fool,
git
[British],
goose,
half-wit,
jackass,
lunatic,
mooncalf,
nincompoop,
ninny,
ninnyhammer,
nit
[chiefly British],
nitwit,
nut,
nutcase,
simp,
simpleton,
turkey,
yo-yo

Words Related to charlie

daredevil

madman,
madwoman

airhead,
birdbrain,
blockhead,
dodo,
dolt,
donkey,
dope,
dork
[slang],
dumbbell,
dummy,
dunce,
fathead,
gander,
goon,
idiot,
ignoramus,
imbecile,
know-nothing,
knucklehead,
moron,
numskull
(or numbskull),
pinhead,
schlub
(also shlub)
[slang],
schlump
[slang],
schnook
[slang],
stock

featherbrain,
scatterbrain

butt,
dupe,
laughingstock,
mockery,
monkey

chump,
loser,
schlemiel
(also shlemiel)

character,
codger,
crackbrain,
crackpot,
crank,
kook,
oddball,
screwball,
weirdo

Near Antonyms for charlie

sage,
thinker

brain,
genius

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“Charlie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charlie. Accessed 28 May. 2022.

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