DITZES Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

ditzes

noun

plural of ditz

as in scatterbrains

a silly flighty person I felt like a total ditz for forgetting about the appointment

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Noun

In these labors, Carson is akin to two other recent laureates, Jon Fosse and László Krasznahorkai, our foremost writers of holy fools.

— Merve Emre, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
The Trasks encounter a wide swath of citizens, haggling with sneaky cheats, exploiting innocent fools, and befriending big-hearted neighbors.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of fools

Noun

Drawing from the Renaissance game’s design and motif, there are playful talismans — geese, dragonflies, clovers, horseshoes, dice, keys and ladybugs — across trays, teapots, mugs, boxes, miniatures and espresso sets.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
In early November the lake sat quiet, except for the moments when scores of Canada geese would descend to the surface to rest before continuing their journey south.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of geese

Noun

Canada geese are protected, as well as most other geese, swans, ducks, cranes, cuckoos, hummingbirds, doves and flamingos.

— Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Different bird species understand anti-cuckoo warning calls Birds of different species can understand each other’s alarm calls warning of cuckoos.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025

Definition of cuckoos

Noun

Soon, the president of the United States (John Goodman) and his cabinet of fawning nitwits come to Casa Digger — because that’s how powerful Digger is — to plan the response.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
In each show, the two nitwits would set out on some caper, which would inevitably go horribly wrong, leaving them broke, or tied up, or in jail, or hanging over a cliff, or some other situation of great peril.

— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of nitwits

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