Synonyms of dummies

dummies

noun

plural of dummy

1

as in idiots

a stupid person

it's obvious that she's in love with you, you dummy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• idiots
• morons
• stupids
• lunatics
• fools
• losers
• dopes
• imbeciles
• dolts
• blockheads
• dunces
• pinheads
• numskulls
• donkeys
• ignoramuses
• dimwits
• knuckleheads
• prats
• boneheads
• mutts
• goons
• airheads
• ninnies
• dullards
• cretins
• nincompoops
• stupes
• jackasses
• dunderheads
• turkeys
• ganders
• simpletons
• yahoos
• goofs
• meatheads
• golems
• hammerheads
• oafs
• bubbleheads
• nitwits
• jerks
• nimrods
• noddies
• dumbbells
• hardheads
• deadheads
• lunkheads
• fatheads
• dips
• dorks
• schlubs
• chuckleheads
• clowns
• stocks
• sapheads
• loons
• noodles
• geese
• birdbrains
• know-nothings
• lumps
• cuddies
• momes
• doofuses
• dum-dums
• dumb clucks
• clucks
• nuts
• schnooks
• dim bulbs
• chowderheads
• half-wits
• clunks
• buffoons
• ratbags
• dummkopfs
• loggerheads
• dumbheads
• clodpolls
• thickheads
• villains
• madmen
• nits
• woodenheads
• ninnyhammers
• dodoes
• lamebrains
• yo-yos
• clots
• boobies
• loonies
• skunks
• snakes
• zanies
• mugs
• gawks
• beasts
• creeps
• cads
• scatterbrains
• stinkers
• boors
• curs
• heels
• churls
• featherbrains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brains
• geniuses
• intellectuals
• thinkers
• wizards
• sages
• intellects
• whizzes
• Renaissance men
• polymaths
• sharpies

2

as in figures

a three-dimensional representation of the human body used especially for displaying clothes

the dummies were arranged in the store window as if they were acting out scenes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• figures
• dolls
• mannequins
• manikins
• forms

3

as in copies

something that is made to look exactly like something else

for the movie, the props department made a dummy of the lunar module actually used in the mission

Synonyms & Similar Words

• copies
• reproductions
• replicas
• imitations
• versions
• clones
• dupes
• duplicates
• mocks
• replications
• facsimiles
• carbon copies
• simulations
• reduplications
• carbons
• duplications
• reconstructions
• phonies
• miniatures
• fakes
• knockoffs
• rubber stamps
• shadows
• forgeries
• counterfeits
• prints
• mock-ups
• approximations
• shams
• rip-offs
• reincarnations
• semblances
• impressions
• images
• likenesses
• spares
• imprints
• re-creations
• extras
• reserves

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• originals
• prototypes
• archetypes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dummies

All activities at this phase remain non-contact, meaning no contact with other players or objects, such as tackling dummies or sleds. — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Sophie Cunningham never said trans rights weren't human rights, dummies. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

Many of the dummies evolved admirably over the competition’s final hour, complete with fine laugh lines and subtle details like creeping wisps of nose hair, which were gingerly applied with tweezers and Krazy Glue. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

Dickson also shared pictures of potential dummies, including one in light gray. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 July 2026

Those grisly trials eventually led to the first generation of moose dummies, which were mostly bundles of strong electrical wire and a wooden beam for a spine. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 18 June 2026

The last four movies have had creepy, menacing characters such as Sid, Stinky Pete, Gabby Gabby and the Bensons ventriloquist dummies. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 June 2026

More than a dozen city, county and state agencies worked together, deploying drones, using dummies as cadavers, and taking on the roles of victims, triage and others to make the drill as realistic as possible. — Mark Prussin, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026

Over the next two years, Chris filmed the mosquitoes circling the Styrofoam dummies mercilessly. — David Hu, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026