Synonyms of dim bulb

dim bulb

noun

slang

as in moron

a stupid person

was considered something of a dim bulb at work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• moron
• idiot
• stupid
• dummy
• saphead
• loser
• fool
• prat
• mutt
• dumb cluck
• woodenhead
• dip
• dumbbell
• donkey
• pinhead
• numskull
• turkey
• noodle
• blockhead
• stupe
• ninnyhammer
• bonehead
• clodpoll
• hammerhead
• dumbhead
• ignoramus
• golem
• bubblehead
• lunkhead
• hardhead
• dullard
• clunk
• lump
• thickhead
• dolt
• know-nothing
• dope
• stock
• imbecile
• cluck
• dunce
• chowderhead
• cretin
• simpleton
• dunderhead
• yahoo
• airhead
• knucklehead
• deadhead
• schnook
• birdbrain
• jerk
• gander
• goof
• goose
• meathead
• nincompoop
• dimwit
• loon
• dum-dum
• loggerhead
• dodo
• jackass
• mome
• fathead
• noddy
• dummkopf
• goon
• ninny
• villain
• nit
• dork
• oaf
• clot
• clown
• chucklehead
• schlub
• doofus
• cuddy
• nitwit
• ratbag
• nimrod
• skunk
• lamebrain
• half-wit
• featherbrain
• yo-yo
• snake
• nut
• mug
• creep
• booby
• buffoon
• madman
• loony
• heel
• zany
• beast
• gawk
• scatterbrain
• cad
• stinker
• boor
• cur
• churl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• genius
• intellect
• sage
• intellectual
• thinker
• wizard
• whiz
• Renaissance man
• polymath
• sharpie

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dim bulb

Swap dim bulbs for brighter, warmer ones. — Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026

That’s because well more than half of the universe’s stars are tiny, cool red dwarfs, dim bulbs with half to less than 10 percent of the sun’s mass. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026

Not only are Hochul's numbers in bad shape throughout the state, the congresswoman is vastly smarter and quicker than the dim bulb governor. — Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025

Georgie, a big-hearted dim bulb, is working for Jim, who owns a tire store or something. — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024

While there are dim bulbs in both parties, a special lighting area should be designed for Alabama Senator and former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville. — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 25 Sep. 2023

Hamm's cop is on the case that involves moldy fast food, a deaf hitman and a bunch of dim bulbs not good at crimes. — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 June 2023