Synonyms of donkey

donkey

noun

ˈdäŋ-kē 

1

as in mule

a sturdy and patient domestic mammal that is used especially to carry things

we put our bags on the donkey and headed down the canyon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mule
• burro
• ass
• jackass
• moke
• jenny
• jennet
• jack
• hinny
• pack animal

2

as in idiot

a stupid person

called him a donkey when he refused to go along with their plans

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of donkey in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are currently four donkeys residing on Stallings. —Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2024

The last mini donkey sold for $7,500, Furches said. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2024

The museum also offers a donkey bobblehead for this year's DNC, held in Chicago from Aug. 19 to 22. —Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2024

The Donkey Sanctuary cares for more than 800 orphaned, sick and injured donkeys, who live out the rest of their lives in this spacious preserve. —Catherine Garcia, theweek, 25 June 2024