Synonyms of dolt

dolt

noun

ˈdōlt 

as in idiot

a stupid person

he's always jokingly calling his best friend a dolt

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dolt

He was denounced by rebel propagandists as a tyrant and remembered by Americans as a reactionary dolt. —Bhumika Tharoor, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025

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. —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