Synonyms of dum-dum

dum-dum

noun

ˈdəm-ˌdəm 

as in idiot

a stupid person

he's no dum-dum—he made his first million by 25

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dum-dum

In the movie’s early scenes, while Buckley’s Agnes is busy tossing her hair in witch-of-the-woods fashion, his William is a truly believable lovestruck dum-dum. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 27 Nov. 2025

Somewhere out there was a family of blond dum-dums who inexplicably ended up with a brunette genius. — Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025

As such, the political commentary goes too broad, accusing the public of being dum-dums and filing the tired charge that politicians are phony. — Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025

But Williams, often shirtless (and that’s not a bad thing), gets laughs as a dum-dum who speaks in a very high, piping voice. — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023