Synonyms of dolt

dolt 1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈdōlt 

as in idiot

a stupid person

he's always jokingly calling his best friend a dolt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• idiot
• moron
• stupid
• prat
• lunatic
• dummy
• numbskull
• loser
• fool
• 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
• goof
• loon
• dummkopf
• dumbhead
• stupe
• goon
• dork
• schnook
• jerk
• natural
• schlub
• meathead
• nincompoop
• bubblehead
• nimrod
• fathead
• dum-dum
• hardhead
• clown
• half-wit
• shlub
• dope
• golem
• deadhead
• gander
• cluck
• buffoon
• yahoo
• turkey
• dumb cluck
• clunk
• chowderhead
• birdbrain
• dip
• noddy
• goose
• villain
• hammerhead
• dumbbell
• saphead
• dodo
• ninnyhammer
• lamebrain
• mome
• lump
• ratbag
• nit
• noodle
• clodpole
• loggerhead
• stock
• dim bulb
• thickhead
• cuddy
• madman
• clodpoll
• skunk
• clot
• cuddie
• loony
• woodenhead
• booby
• yo-yo
• boor
• mug
• nut
• snake
• zany
• creep
• scatterbrain
• cad
• beast
• gawk
• stinker
• heel
• cur
• churl
• featherbrain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

doltishness

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noun (2)

as in thickness

the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind

acted with uncharacteristic doltishness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thickness
• stupidness
• slowness
• density
• dulness
• stupidity
• dullness
• gormlessness
• obtuseness
• dim-wittedness
• denseness
• boneheadedness
• mindlessness
• foolishness
• oafishness
• insanity
• dorkiness
• dopiness
• dumbness
• simplicity
• witlessness
• weak-mindedness
• simpleness
• brainlessness
• senselessness
• vacuity
• fatuity
• inaneness
• feeblemindedness
• madness
• mental retardation
• nonsensicalness
• idiocy
• craziness
• absurdity
• mental deficiency
• simplemindedness
• dippiness
• fatuousness
• wackiness
• unreasonableness
• daftness
• dottiness
• irrationality
• zaniness
• nuttiness
• preposterousness
• silliness
• nincompoopery
• inanity
• lunacy
• balminess
• fallacy
• asininity
• folly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• intelligence
• brightness
• brilliance
• quickness
• perception
• judgment
• cleverness
• insight
• judgement
• sharpness
• smartness
• keenness
• acumen
• alertness
• perspicacity
• discernment
• astuteness
• wisdom
• quick-wittedness
• braininess
• wit
• sagacity
• validity
• rationality
• percipience
• reasonableness
• soundness
• sageness
• logicalness
• rationalness
• sapience
• logicality

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dolt

Noun

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

Taking its cues from Cyrano de Bergerac, the film stars Martin as Charlie, a regular guy with a big nose who’s in love with Roxanne (Daryl Hannah), an astronomy student who has a thing for a hunky dolt (Rick Rossovich) on Charlie’s firefighting crew. —Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2024

The fact that leftist dolts oppose military spending in America is ironic in the extreme. —Noah Rothman, National Review, 26 Oct. 2023

Even the most cynical members of the federal government failed to arrange a useful role for such a dolt. —Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023