as in idiot
a stupid person
he's always jokingly calling his best friend a dolt
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Recent Examples of dolt
Woke scolds and anti-woke dolts alike objected to the image of Carpenter kneeling in front of a man who appears to be using her hair as a leash.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Those dolts and laggards that were holding them back are no longer a boat anchor.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
As boss, Patrick Kramer eschews the oily portrayal of some to make his Franklin Hart a straight-up dolt.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
That tension is central to the third season, in which Harington’s Sir Henry Muck—an old-money dolt with a hilariously accurate name who is a perpetual disappointment to his family—enlists the bank to help launch a green-energy company.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Those dolts and laggards that were holding them back are no longer a boat anchor.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
As boss, Patrick Kramer eschews the oily portrayal of some to make his Franklin Hart a straight-up dolt.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
That tension is central to the third season, in which Harington’s Sir Henry Muck—an old-money dolt with a hilariously accurate name who is a perpetual disappointment to his family—enlists the bank to help launch a green-energy company.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dolt
Noun
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Choosing to send only one hero per call will also substantially reduce the likelihood of succeeding — if the morons even stand for it.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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Only a moron would cut the funding of an industry that actually brings revenue into the government’s pocket.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Dolt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolt. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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